JP4600772B2 - Service utilization method, service utilization apparatus and service utilization program, and management method, management apparatus and management program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a service use method , a service use device, a service use program, a management method , a management device, and a management program , and is suitable for application to a service use system in which a management device identifies and manages individual terminal devices, for example. It is.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a service utilization system, there is one in which a terminal management server connected to a network identifies individual terminal devices and manages various information about each terminal device (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  In such a service use system, for example, each terminal device is assigned a different terminal ID (Identification) and stored in a non-volatile memory or the like, and the terminal device communicates with various servers via the network. In this case, the terminal device transmits this terminal ID.

On the other hand, the terminal management server of the service use system is configured to perform communication by identifying individual terminal devices based on the terminal IDs transmitted from the terminal devices.
JP 2003-85145 A (page 5, FIG. 1).

  However, in the service utilization system having such a configuration, it is necessary to store each terminal device with a different terminal ID, and the terminal management server must always manage the terminal IDs of all the terminal devices.

  For this reason, since the terminal management server needs to frequently update the terminal IDs to be managed in order to cope with all the terminal devices that are sequentially manufactured in a manufacturing factory or the like, it takes time to operate the terminal management server. In addition, there is a problem that the configuration of the service use system as a whole is complicated.

  Further, this terminal ID is generally composed of a combination of alphanumeric characters such as “ABC12345” and the like, and although it is easy for the terminal management server to identify, there is a problem that it is not familiar to the user and difficult to identify.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a service utilization system that can reduce the time and labor of operating a terminal management server and allows a user to easily identify an individual terminal device.

In order to solve this problem, in the service utilization method of the present invention, user identification information for use in service utilization by the service utilization apparatus , a password corresponding to the user identification information, and the service utilization apparatus input from the outside A registration information transmission step of transmitting registration information comprising a device name and public setting information indicating whether or not to disclose the device name to a management device that manages the service using device; and A registration completion information receiving step for receiving registration completion information transmitted as a result of completion of registration in which the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information are associated with each other; Device name request information for requesting other device names registered in association with user identification information A device name request information transmitting step of transmitting to the management apparatus,
Of the other device names registered in association with the other user identification information, the other device name receiving step for receiving the other device name set to be disclosed from the management device, and a user operation Accordingly, the other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data is selected from the other device names that are received, and the other device that is the provision destination is selected. Provision request information including the other device name of the service utilization device, the device name of the service utilization device that is the content data provision request source, and the content identification information of the content data is included in the provision request information. Accordingly, when the information is received, the content data is received in response to a user operation. And select the service using apparatus be provided and providing request information transmission step of transmitting to said management apparatus to be transmitted to the selected service using apparatus said other service using apparatus for receiving the content data.

  As a result, in this service utilization method, a name that can be easily identified by the user can be set in the service utilization apparatus, and each service utilization apparatus can be identified by the management apparatus by associating the user identification information with the name.

In the service utilization apparatus of the present invention, the service utilization apparatus comprises user identification information for use in service utilization by the service utilization apparatus , a password corresponding to the user identification information, and the apparatus name of the service utilization apparatus. Registration information transmitting means for transmitting registration information and public setting information indicating whether or not to disclose the device name to a management device that manages the service using device; and the user identification information of the registration information from the management device; Registration completion information receiving means for receiving registration completion information transmitted as a result of completion of registration in which the password, the device name and the public setting information are associated , and association with other user identification information different from the user identification information Device name requesting device name request information for requesting other registered device names to the management device Other device name for receiving from the management device the other device name set to be public among the other device names registered in association with the request information transmitting means and the other user identification information According to the receiving means and the user operation, the other device name corresponding to the other service using device as the provision destination of the predetermined content data is selected from the received other device names and provided. Provision request information including the other apparatus name of the other service utilization apparatus that is the destination, the apparatus name of the service utilization apparatus that is the content data provision request source, and the content identification information of the content data. In response to the provision request information, information indicating that the content data has been presented is received. As provided an information request transmitting means for transmitting to said management apparatus for transmitting select the service using apparatus that want to receive over data to the selected said another service using apparatus for receiving the content data to the service using apparatus I made it.

  As a result, in this service using device, a name that can be easily identified by the user can be set in the service using device, and each service using device can be identified by the management device by associating the user identification information with the name.

Further, in the service use program of the present invention, the service use program includes user identification information to be used for service use by the service use device , a password corresponding to the user identification information, and the device name of the service use device. A registration information transmission step for transmitting registration information to a management device that manages the service using device, and the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information of the registration information are associated from the management device. Registration completion information receiving step for receiving registration completion information transmitted as a result of completion of registration, and a device name request for requesting other device names registered in association with other user identification information different from the user identification information. A device name request information transmission step for transmitting information to the management device, and the other user Among the other device names registered in association with the identification information, the other device name receiving step for receiving the other device name set to be disclosed from the management device and the user operation From the received other device names, the other device name corresponding to the other service using device that provides the predetermined content data is selected, and the other service using device that is the providing destination. In accordance with the provision request information, the provision request information including the other apparatus name, the device name of the service utilization apparatus that is the content data provision request source, and the content identification information of the content data, Service that wants to receive the content data in response to a user operation when receiving the information that the content data has been presented It was provided and providing request information transmission step of transmitting to said management apparatus to be transmitted to the other service devices select the use device to receive the content data to the selected service using apparatus.

  As a result, in this service use program, a name that can be easily identified by the user can be set in the service use device, and each service use device can be identified in the management device by associating the user identification information with the name.

Furthermore, in the management method of the present invention, a management method for managing a service using device that uses a predetermined service, the user identification for use in using the service by the service using device transmitted from the service using device information, the user identification information corresponding to the password, the device name and the registration information receiving step of receiving registration information comprised of visibility information indicating whether to publish the device name of the service using apparatus, the thus received Registration step for registering the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information in the registration information in association with each other, and the registration of the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information is completed. Then, the registration completion information indicating the completion of the registration is transmitted to the service using device. A broadcast transmission step, the device name request receiving step of receiving the device name request information for requesting the other device name associated with a different other user identification information and the user identification information from the service using apparatus, the apparatus name In response to the request information, among the other device names registered in association with the other user identification information, the other device name transmission step for transmitting the other device name set to be disclosed to the service using device. And the other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the destination of the predetermined content data, selected from the transmitted other device names by the service using device according to the user operation , The device name of the service utilization device that is the request source of the content data, and the content data content The provision request information receiving step for receiving the provision request information including the identification information from the service using apparatus, and the information indicating that the content data has been presented according to the received provision request information, the information When the service is received, the service utilization device that wants to receive the content data is selected in response to a user operation, and then the present service data transmission is transmitted to the other service utilization device that causes the selected service utilization device to receive the content data. I made it.

  As a result, in this management method, a name that can be easily identified by the user can be set in the service using device, and the management device can identify each service using device by associating the user identification information with the name.

Furthermore, in the management apparatus of the present invention, a management apparatus that manages a service using apparatus that uses a predetermined service, the user identification for use in using the service by the service using apparatus transmitted from the service using apparatus information, the user identification information to the corresponding password, a registration information receiving means for receiving registration information comprised of visibility information indicating whether to publish the device name and the device name of the service using apparatus, the thus received Registration means for registering the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information in association with the registration information, registration of the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information is completed. Then, registration completion information transmission for transmitting the registration completion information indicating the completion of the registration to the service using device. A stage, a different other apparatus name request receiving means for receiving a device name request information for requesting the other device name associated with the user identification information and the user identification information from the service using apparatus, the apparatus name request information In response, the other device name transmitting means for transmitting the other device name set to be disclosed among the other device names registered in association with the other user identification information to the service using device, The other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data, selected from the transmitted other device names according to the user operation by the service using device, It consists of the device name of the service utilization device that is the content data provision request source and the content identification information of the content data. In response to the provision request information receiving means for receiving the request information from the service using apparatus, and information indicating that the content data has been presented in accordance with the received provision request information, the user operation is performed when the information is received. In response, a service use device that wants to receive the content data is selected, and then present information transmission means for transmitting the content data to the other service use device is received by the selected service use device .

  As a result, in this management apparatus, a name that can be easily identified by the user can be set in the service using apparatus, and the management apparatus can identify each service using apparatus by associating the user identification information with the name.

Further, in the management program of the present invention, user identification information transmitted from the service utilization device and used for using the service by the service utilization device , a password corresponding to the user identification information, and the device name of the service utilization device A registration information receiving step for receiving registration information including public setting information indicating whether or not to disclose the device name, the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting of the received registration information. When registration of the registration step for associating information and registration of the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information is completed, registration completion information indicating completion of the registration is transmitted to the service using device. a registration completion information transmitting step of said user identification information from the service using apparatus Is a device name request receiving step for receiving device name request information for requesting another device name associated with other different user identification information, and is associated with the other user identification information according to the device name request information. Among the registered other device names, the other device name transmission step for transmitting the other device name set to be disclosed to the service using device, and the service from the transmitted other device names. The other device name corresponding to the other service utilization device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data, selected according to the user operation by the utilization device, and the service utilization device that is the request source for the content data Provision request information including the device name and content identification information of the content data is received from the service using device. Providing request information receiving step, and information indicating that the content data has been presented in accordance with the received provision request information, and a service using apparatus that wants to receive the content data in response to a user operation when the information is received And a present information transmission step for transmitting the content data to the other service utilization device that causes the selected service utilization device to receive the content data .

  As a result, in this management program, a name that can be easily identified by the user can be set in the service using device, and the management device can identify each service using device by associating the user identification information with the name.

  According to the present invention, a name that can be easily identified by a user can be set in the service use device, and the management device can identify each service use device by associating the user identification information with the name, thus operating the management device. Thus, it is possible to realize a service use method, a service use device and a service use program, and a management method, a management device and a management program that allow the user to easily identify individual service use devices.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Overall Configuration of Service Utilization System As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 represents a service utilization system constituting the present invention as a whole, and includes a terminal management server 3A and a content server 3B. A plurality of terminal devices 4 are connected to the Internet 2 via the HUB 5 or the like.

  The terminal management server 3 </ b> A manages information about the terminal device 4 and information about the user who owns the terminal device 4.

  The content server 3 </ b> B accumulates content such as music pieces as data, and transmits data of designated content to the terminal device 4 in response to a request from the terminal device 4.

  In addition to receiving radio broadcasts and playing CDs (Compact Discs), the terminal device 4 can obtain and play content data from the content server 3B described above.

(1-2) Configuration of Terminal Management Server As shown in FIG. 2, in the terminal management server 3A, a control unit 60 composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 61 and a RAM (Random Access Memory). Based on a basic program such as an OS (Operating System) and various application programs that are started up via 62, overall control, predetermined arithmetic processing, and the like are performed.

  The terminal management server 3A stores a management table TBL (details will be described later) in a hard disk drive (HDD) 63, and in response to a registration request or a deletion request from the terminal device 4, a user or terminal is stored in the management table TBL. Information about the device 4 is registered and deleted.

  The terminal management server 3A is also connected to the content server 3B (FIG. 1). When a request for content is received from the terminal device 4, information about the terminal device 4 and its user is read from the management table TBL, and the data The content server 3 </ b> B can be provided via the communication processing unit 64.

(1-3) Configuration of Content Server As shown in FIG. 3, the content server 3B is configured to perform overall control based on a basic program such as an OS and various application programs started by the control unit 70, which is a CPU, via the ROM 71 and the RAM 72. Or a predetermined arithmetic process or the like.

  In addition, the content server 3B stores content such as music on the hard disk drive 73 as data.

  The content server 3B is also connected to the terminal management server 3A (FIG. 1). When the terminal management server 3A accepts a request for content data from the terminal device 4, the content data is transmitted via the data communication processing unit 64. Information on the terminal device 4 that receives the content data is acquired, and the designated content data is transmitted to the designated terminal device 4.

(1-4) Circuit Configuration of Terminal Device As shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4 is based on a basic program such as an OS and various application programs read from the ROM 13 connected via the bus 12 and expanded in the RAM 20. For example, communication control via the network 2, input / output operation from the user, content playback from the media, and content hard disk drive 21 downloaded from the content server 3 </ b> B are performed. Write to and manage it.

  The operation input unit 15 sends input information corresponding to the user's operation to various operation elements of the housing surface of the main body unit or a remote controller (not shown) to the input processing unit 14, and the input processing unit 14 performs predetermined processing. After the processing, the operation command is sent to the CPU 11, and the CPU 11 executes the processing according to the operation command.

  The display 17 may be a display device such as a liquid crystal display that is directly attached to the surface of the casing of the main body, or may be an external display device, and displays the processing results and various information by the CPU 11. Has been made.

  The media drive 19 is a drive for reproducing a memory stick (registered trademark) made up of, for example, a CD and a flash memory. The media drive 19 outputs the reproduction result from the 2-channel speaker 25 after digital / analog conversion processing via the audio data processing unit 24. It is made like that.

  When the data reproduced via the media drive 19 is the audio content of the music, the CPU 11 can also store the data in the hard disk drive 21 as an audio data file.

  Further, the CPU 11 can read a plurality of still images stored in the memory stick by the media drive 19 and display them as a slide show on the display 17 via the display processing unit 16.

  The CPU 11 can also read out a plurality of music stored in the hard disk drive 21 by random access, and reproduce and output the music in the order desired by the user as if it were a jukebox.

  The tuner unit 27 is an AM or FM radio tuner, for example, which demodulates a broadcast signal received by the antenna 26 based on the control of the CPU 11 and outputs the result as broadcast sound from the speaker 25 via the audio data processing unit 24. To do.

  The communication processing unit 22 performs transmission data encoding processing based on the control of the CPU 11, and transmits the data to an external network compatible device via the network 2 via the network interface 23, or transmits an external network via the network interface 23. The received data received from the corresponding device is decoded and transferred to the CPU 11.

(1-5) Content Directory Management The CPU 11 of the terminal device 4 manages the content stored in the hard disk drive 21 with the directory structure shown in FIG. First, an arbitrary number of “folder” directories within a specified range are created below the “root” directory. This “folder” directory is created corresponding to, for example, the genre to which the content belongs or the owning user.

  An arbitrary number of “album” directories within a specified range are created below the “folder” directory, and the “album” directory corresponds to each album title, for example. In the lower layer of the “album” directory, one or more “track” files that belong to the “album” directory are stored, and the “track” file becomes one piece of music, that is, content.

  Directory management for such contents is performed by a database file stored in the hard disk drive 21.

(1-6) Program Module Configuration of Terminal Device As shown in FIG. 6, the program module of the terminal device 4 operates on the OS, and specifically, a CD dealer server that sells CDs. 31, the Internet radio server 32, the music distribution management server 33 including the content server 3B, the comprehensive service server 34 including the terminal management server 3A, the related information providing server KS, and other various servers.

  The HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) message program is used for communication between the CD dealer server 31 and various servers such as the comprehensive service server 34 and the related information providing server KS that perform various comprehensive services through HTTP communication. The communicator program 37 is a communication module that performs various communications with the general service server 34 and the like.

  Above the communicator program 37 is located a content playback module 38 that interprets and plays back the content codec, and a copyright protection information management module 39 that handles information related to copyright protection. The content playback module 38 and copyright protection An Internet radio channel selection / playback module 43 that selects and plays back Internet radio with respect to the information management module 39, and a music purchase / playback module 44 that manages music purchase and playback of test songs are located.

Their Internet radio station selection playback module 43, is at the top of the music purchase playback module 44 is located is XML (eXtensible Markup La ng uage) browser 50, to interpret the XML files from various servers, the screen display to the display 17 Do.

  For example, the music selected by the user via the XML browser 50 is purchased by the music purchase / playback module 44 and written to the hard disk drive 21 via the hard disk content controller 42.

  The communicator program 37 is connected to the authentication library 47A of the library 47, and the authentication service 47A and other various servers are authenticated by the authentication library 47A.

  Furthermore, a database access module 40, a content data access module 41, and a hard disk content controller 42 are located above the communicator program 37.

  The database access module 40 accesses various databases constructed in the hard disk drive 21, the content data access module 41 accesses the content stored in the hard disk drive 21, and the hard disk content controller 42 is stored in the hard disk drive 21. It is designed to manage content.

  Above the hard disk content controller 42, a related information display module 45 for displaying the title and artist name of a song broadcast by a radio station (not shown), a radio station (not shown) is selected, or the radio A tuner channel selection / playback / recording module 46 for recording music contents received from the station on the hard disk drive 21 is located.

  For example, music received from a radio station selected via the audio user interface 51 is written to the hard disk drive 21 via the content data access module 41.

  The related information display module 45 receives the title and artist name of the music currently broadcast by the radio station from the tuner selection playback / recording module 46 as related information from the related information providing server KS via the HTTP message 36. It is displayed on the display 17 via an audio user interface (UI) 51.

  The related information displayed on the display 17 via the audio user interface 51 can also be temporarily stored in the clip library 47B of the library 47, and finally the hard disk via the database access module 40 in accordance with instructions from the user. The information is stored in the drive 21.

  Further, the program modules of the terminal device 4 include a CD playback module 48 for playing back a CD and an HDD playback module 49 for playing back the hard disk drive 21. Output through the speaker 25.

(1-7) Management of Device Name Next, management of information regarding the user and the terminal device 4 by the terminal management server 3A will be described.

  The service utilization system 1 is configured so that the management server 3 comprehensively manages information relating to the user who owns the terminal device 4, and the user who owns the terminal device 4 assigns an arbitrary user ID and password to the management server 3. To be registered with.

  Incidentally, in the service use system 1, a user ID desired by the user can be acquired as long as there is no duplication.

  In addition, the service use system 1 is configured such that one user can own a plurality of terminal devices 4, and a user who owns each terminal device registers an arbitrary name (hereinafter referred to as a device name). ing.

  For this reason, the user can use a name that can be easily recognized by the user such as “sakura” or “momo” as the device name, and can easily identify the terminal device 4.

  Further, in the service use system 1, for each terminal device 4, it is possible to set whether or not to disclose the presence of the terminal device 4 to other users (hereinafter referred to as “public setting”).

  Then, the terminal management server 3A associates the management table TBL as shown in FIG. 7 with the hard disk drive 63 (FIG. It is made to memorize | store in 3).

  The management table TBL stores a user ID “yamada” designated by the user and a password “PASS000” corresponding to the user ID as information corresponding to the user name “user A”.

  Further, the terminal management server 3A stores information related to all the terminal devices 4 owned by the user of the user ID corresponding to each user ID. For example, the terminal device corresponding to the user ID “yamada” of the user A The three device names “sakuura” (terminal device 4A1), “momo” (terminal device 4A2), and “sumire” (terminal device 4A3) are “Yes”, “No”, and “Yes” as the respective public settings. It is made to memorize with.

  Incidentally, in the service use system 1, since the device name is managed in association with the user ID, for example, the user B sets the same name “sakura” as the terminal device 4A1 of the user A to the third terminal device 4, and so on. Users may set the same device name.

  Further, the service use system 1 can also delete the registered device name and public setting, and when the terminal device 4 is transferred to another user, the device desired by the user after the transfer. The name can be registered again.

  Thus, in the service use system 1, the user can arbitrarily set the device name of the terminal device 4 to register or delete it.

(1-7-1) Registration of Device Name Next, in the service utilization system 1, the device name and the public setting are registered in the terminal device 4A1 by the user's operation, and the terminal device 4 is further registered in the management table TBL of the terminal management server 3A. The device name registration processing procedure when registering the device name and the public setting will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in step SP1, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 registers the user ID and password input by the operation of the user A, using the user ID and password as part of the registration information. 3A is transmitted to the next step SP2.

Incidentally, all communication between the terminal device 4 and the terminal management server 3A uses SSL ( Secure Socket Layer), thereby preventing leakage of information to a third party.

  In response to this, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the user ID and password as part of the registration information in step SP11, and proceeds to the next step SP12.

  In step SP12, the control unit 60 compares the received user ID and password with the management table TBL, confirms that there is no duplicate user ID, registers the user ID, and registers that the registration is complete. It transmits to the terminal device 4A1 as completion information, and proceeds to the next step SP13.

  In addition, when there is duplication of the user ID at this time, the control unit 60 transmits a message for prompting input of another user ID to the terminal device 4 and transmits the other user ID and password input by the user from the terminal device 4. Let

  In step SP2, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 displays on the display 17 that the registration of the user ID is completed according to the received user registration completion information, and proceeds to the next step SP3.

  In step SP3, the CPU 11 stores the device name and the public setting in the hard disk drive 21 of the terminal device 4A1 based on a predetermined registration operation by the user, and proceeds to the next step SP4. That is, the device name and the public setting are configured not to be deleted even when the terminal device 4A1 is turned off.

  In step SP4, the CPU 11 transmits the device name and the public setting to the terminal management server 3A as the remaining registration information, and proceeds to the next step SP5.

  Then, in step SP13, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the device name and the public setting as the remainder of the registration information transmitted from the terminal device 4A1, and proceeds to the next step SP14.

  In step SP14, the control unit 60 registers the device name and the public setting in the management table TBL in association with the user ID, and proceeds to the next step SP15.

  In step SP15, the control unit 60 transmits registration completion information indicating that the registration of the device name and the public setting has been completed to the terminal device 4A1, and proceeds to the next step SP16 to perform device name registration processing on the terminal management server 3A side. Exit.

  In step SP5, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 receives the registration completion information from the terminal management server 3A, and proceeds to the next step SP6.

  In step SP6, the CPU 11 displays on the display 17 that the registration of the device name and the public setting has been completed, notifies the user, moves to the next step SP7, and ends the device name registration process.

(1-7-2) Deletion of Device Name Next, the device name and the public setting registered in the terminal device 4A1 are deleted by the user's operation, and the terminal device 4 registered in the management table TBL of the terminal management server 3A. The device name deletion processing procedure when deleting the device name and the public setting will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in step SP21, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 transmits the user ID and password input by the operation of the user A to the terminal management server 3A as authentication request information, and proceeds to the next step SP22.

  In response to this, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the authentication request information in step SP41, and proceeds to the next step SP42.

  In step SP42, the control unit 60 compares the received authentication request information with the management table TBL, authenticates the user based on the user ID and password of the authentication request information, and sends the result to the terminal device 4A1 as an authentication result. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP43.

The control unit 60 at this time, as the authentication result, may send the identification information of the services that are utilized in device name corresponding to the terminal device 4A1. In this case, in the management table, the identification information of the service used by each device name needs to be managed.

  Furthermore, the control part 60 may transmit the information of the apparatus name registered with respect to a user ID and a password as an authentication result.

  On the other hand, in step SP22, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 displays the received authentication result on the display 17, notifies the user of the authentication result, and proceeds to the next step SP23.

  At this time, the CPU 11 controls the display 17 to display information related to the service based on the identification information of the service used in the device name corresponding to the terminal device 4A1 in the received authentication result. Also good.

  Further, the CPU 11 may control the display 17 to display information on the device name registered for the user ID and password in the received authentication result.

  In step SP23, the CPU 11 receives a deletion operation of a predetermined device name by the user, and proceeds to the next step SP24.

  In step SP24, the CPU 11 transmits, to the terminal management server 3A, deletion permission request information requesting permission to delete the device name and the public setting information registered in the terminal device 4A1, and proceeds to the next step SP25.

  Then, in step SP43, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the deletion permission request information from the terminal device 4A1, and proceeds to the next step SP44.

  In step SP44, the control unit 60 compares the deletion permission request information with the management table TBL, transmits the deletion permission information to the terminal device 4A1, and moves to the next step SP45.

  On the other hand, in step SP25, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 receives the deletion permission information from the terminal management server 3A, and proceeds to the next step SP26.

  In step SP26, the CPU 11 deletes the device name and the public setting information stored in the hard disk drive 21 based on the deletion permission information, and proceeds to the next step SP27.

  In step SP27, the CPU 11 transmits, to the terminal management server 3A, deletion request information for requesting deletion of the device name and public setting information of the terminal device 4A1 registered in the terminal management server 3A, and proceeds to the next step SP28.

  On the other hand, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the deletion request information from the terminal device 4A1 in step SP45, and proceeds to the next step SP46.

  In step SP46, the control unit 60 deletes the device name and the public setting of the terminal device 4A1 from the management table TBL based on the deletion request information, and proceeds to the next step SP47.

  In step SP47, the control unit 60 transmits deletion completion information indicating that the deletion of the device name and the public setting of the terminal device 4A1 has been completed to the terminal device 4A1, moves to the next step SP48, and moves to the terminal management server 3A side. The device name deletion process is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step SP28, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 receives the deletion completion information from the terminal management server 3A, and proceeds to the next step SP29.

  In step SP29, the CPU 11 displays on the display 17 that the deletion of the device name and the public setting information has been completed, notifies the user, moves to the next step SP30, and ends this device name deletion processing.

(1-8) Display of Device Names of Other Users By the way, in the service utilization system 1, a certain user can refer to the device names of the terminal devices 4 owned by other users as a list.

  For example, when the user A (yamada) wants to refer to the list of device names of the terminal device 4 owned by the user B (kato) using the terminal device 4A1, by performing a predetermined operation, the user ID “ A request for a list of device names “kato” is transmitted.

  On the other hand, the terminal management server 3A refers to the management table TBL and, among the terminal devices 4 registered in association with the user ID “kato”, the terminal device 4 whose public setting is “Yes”. The device names “yuri” and “kaede” are transmitted to the terminal device 4A1.

  Then, the terminal device 4A1 displays the received device name on the display 17 as it is, as shown in FIG.

  Similarly, when the user B (kato) wants to refer to the list of device names of the terminal device 4 owned by the user A (yamada) using the terminal device 4B1, the user ID is given to the terminal management server 3A by performing a predetermined operation. A request for a list of device names of “yamada” is transmitted.

  On the other hand, the terminal management server 3A refers to the management table TBL, and among the terminal devices 4 registered in association with the user ID “yamada”, the terminal device 4 whose public setting is “Yes”. The device names “sakura” and “sumire” are transmitted to the terminal device 4B1.

  At this time, the terminal management server 3A does not transmit the device name to the terminal device 4B1 because the public setting is “do not” for the device name “momo”.

  Then, the terminal device 4B1 displays the received device name on the display 17 as it is, as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the service use system 1, among the terminal devices 4 owned by other users, it is possible to refer to the device name whose public setting is “Yes”.

(1-9) Purchase of Content By the way, in the service utilization system 1, data on which a user purchased content such as music is downloaded, stored in the hard disk drive 21 of the terminal device 4, and played back as music in accordance with the operation of the user. It has been made possible.

  Furthermore, in the service use system 1, in addition to downloading content data such as music purchased by the user to the terminal device 4 owned by the user (hereinafter referred to as content purchase), the terminal device 4 owned by another user. Can also be specified to be downloaded (hereinafter referred to as a content present).

(1-9-1) Content Purchase Processing First, content purchase processing when user A purchases content will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in step SP51, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 transmits the user ID and password input by the operation of the user A to the terminal management server 3A as authentication request information, and proceeds to the next step SP52.

  In response to this, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the authentication request information from the terminal device 4A1 in step SP61, and proceeds to the next step SP62.

  In step SP62, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A compares the received authentication request information with the management table TBL, authenticates the user based on the user ID and password of the authentication request information, and displays the result as the authentication result. Is transmitted to the terminal device 4A1, and the process proceeds to the next step SP63.

  Then, in step SP52, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 displays the received authentication result on the display 17 to notify the user of the authentication result, and proceeds to the next step SP53.

  In step SP53, the CPU 11 selects the content to be purchased by the user's operation, further designates the terminal device 4A1 that is the terminal device 4 as the terminal that receives the content, and proceeds to the next step SP54.

  In step SP54, the CPU 11 transmits the content identification information for identifying the selected content and the device name “sakura” of the terminal device 4A1 that receives the content to the terminal management server 3A, and proceeds to the next step SP55.

  On the other hand, in step SP63, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the content identification information from the terminal device 4A1 and the device name of the terminal device that receives the content (hereinafter referred to as the receiving device name), and next. The process proceeds to step SP64.

  In step SP64, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A transmits the content identification information and the receiving device name to the content server 3B, and proceeds to the next step SP65.

  Here, the control unit 70 of the content server 3B receives the content identification information and the receiving device name from the terminal management server 3A in step SP71, and proceeds to the next step SP72.

  In step SP65, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A performs a predetermined settlement process based on the authenticated user ID and content identification information, transmits the result to the content server 3B, and proceeds to the next step SP66. The content purchase process of the terminal management server 3A is terminated.

  Then, in step SP72, the control unit 70 of the content server 3B reads the content data corresponding to the content identification information from the hard disk drive 73 based on the content identification information, the reception device name, and the result of the settlement process, and corresponds to the reception device name. To the terminal device 4A1 to be transferred, and the process proceeds to the next step SP73, where the content purchase processing of the content server 3B is terminated.

  On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 receives the content data transmitted from the content server 3B in step SP55, stores it in the hard disk drive 21, moves to the next step SP56, and ends the content purchase processing.

(1-9-2) Content Present Processing Next, content present processing when user A purchases content and provides (presents) the content data to user B will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in step SP81, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 transmits the user ID and password input by the operation of the user A to the terminal management server 3A as authentication request information, and proceeds to the next step SP82.

  In response to this, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the authentication request information in step SP91, and proceeds to the next step SP92.

  In step SP92, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A compares the received authentication request information with the management table TBL, authenticates the user based on the user ID and password of the authentication request information, and displays the result as the authentication result. Is transmitted to the terminal device 4A1 and the process proceeds to the next step SP93.

  Then, in step SP82, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 displays the received authentication result on the display 17 to notify the user of the authentication result, and proceeds to the next step SP83.

  In step SP83, the CPU 11 selects the content to be purchased by the user's operation, and as a preparation for designating the terminal device that receives the content, the user who wants to receive the content data (hereinafter referred to as the partner user). The user ID is input and the process proceeds to the next step SP84.

  In step SP84, the CPU 11 transmits the user ID of the counterpart user as device name request information to the terminal management server 3A, and proceeds to the next step SP85.

  Then, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the device name request information from the terminal device 4A1 in step SP93, and proceeds to the next step SP94.

  In step SP94, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A refers to the management table TBL, and among the terminal devices 4 corresponding to the user ID included in the device name request information, only the device name whose public setting is “Yes”. Is sent to the terminal device 4A1 as a list, and the process proceeds to the next step SP95.

  On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4A1 receives a list of device names of the other user in step SP85, and proceeds to step SP86.

  In step SP86, for example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the CPU 11 displays a list of the partner user's terminal devices 4 on the display 17 and receives the device data of the terminal device 4 (hereinafter referred to as content data) based on the user's operation. Select this from the list and go to the next step SP87.

  In step SP87, the CPU 11 transmits the device name of the terminal device 4A1 as the providing source, the identification information (content identification information) of the selected content data and the provision request information including the device name as the providing destination to the terminal management server 3A. The process proceeds to the next step SP88, and the content present process of the terminal device 4A1 is terminated.

  Then, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A receives the provision request information from the terminal device 4A1 in step SP95, and proceeds to the next step SP96.

  In step SP96, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A transmits the content identification information and the device name of the provision destination in the received provision request information to the content server 3B, and proceeds to the next step SP97.

  Here, the control unit 70 of the content server 3B receives the content identification information and the device name of the providing destination from the terminal management server 3A in step SP101, and proceeds to the next step SP102.

  On the other hand, in step SP97, the control unit 60 of the terminal management server 3A performs predetermined settlement processing based on the authenticated user ID and content identification information, transmits the result to the content server 3B, and then proceeds to next step SP98. Then, the content present process of the terminal management server 3A is terminated.

  In step SP102, the control unit 70 of the content server 3B reads the content data corresponding to the content identification information from the hard disk drive 73 based on the content identification information, the receiving device name, and the result of the payment process, and provides the content data to the destination. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP103, and the content present process of the content server 3B is terminated.

  On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the terminal device 4B1 receives the content data transmitted from the content server 3B in step SP111 and stores it in the hard disk drive 21, and proceeds to the next step SP112 to end the content present process.

(1-10) Operation and Effect In the above configuration, the service use system 1 sets the device name specified by the user in the terminal device 4 and sets whether or not the terminal device 4 is open to other users as a public setting. The terminal management server 3A uses the management table TBL to manage the device name and the public setting information in association with the user ID.

  Therefore, in the service utilization system 1, since a name that can be easily recognized by the user can be set in the terminal device 4, the user can easily identify the plurality of terminal devices 4, and the terminal management server 3A can identify the user ID and the device. By associating with the name, all the terminal devices 4 can be uniquely identified.

Further, in the service use system 1, when the user can refer to the name of the terminal device 4 whose publication setting is “perform”, the individual terminal device can also be received from other users when presenting contents. 4 with the Ru can be easily identified, the visibility can be the presence of the terminal apparatus 4 is "no" so as not to know the other users, the exchange of information with other users, the public The terminal devices 4 whose settings are set to “Yes” can be consolidated.

  Furthermore, in the service use system 1, since the device name can be deleted by the user's operation, a new user can set a desired device name again when the terminal device 4 is transferred to another user. it can.

  Furthermore, in the service utilization system 1, since each terminal device 4 is identified by the device name associated with the user ID by the terminal management server 3A, it is not necessary to manage or update the production number, etc. The trouble of operating the management server 3A can be reduced.

  According to the above configuration, a device name that can be easily recognized by the user can be set in the terminal device 4, and the terminal management server 3A manages all the terminal devices 4 uniquely by associating and managing the user ID and the device name. Since it can be identified, it is possible to realize the service use system 1 that can reduce the trouble of operating the terminal management server 3A and allows the user to easily identify the individual terminal device 4.

(2) Second Embodiment Next, as a second embodiment, an example of a system that realizes single sign-on by authentication using the device name in the first embodiment will be described. .

  The client terminal 1002 in FIG. 13 in the second embodiment corresponds to the terminal device 4 in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, and the portal server 1003 in FIG. 13 is the terminal management server 3A in FIG. 13 corresponds to the content server 3B in FIG. 1, the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 in FIG. 13 corresponds to the related information providing server KS in FIG. 6, and the network NT1000 in FIG. Corresponds to the Internet 2 in FIG.

(2-1) System Configuration In FIG. 13, reference numeral 1000 indicates the music related service providing system in the second embodiment as a whole, and the client terminal of the user who has contracted with the operator of this music related service providing system 1000 1002, a portal server 1003 that manages the client terminal 1002, and a plurality of servers 1004 to 1008 that provide various services related to music to the client terminal 1002.

In this embodiment, the music data distribution server 1004, ATRAC3 (A daptive Transform Acoustic Coding 3), ACC (Advanced Audio Coding), WMA (W indows ( registered trademark) Media Audio), RealAUDIO G2 M usic Codec, MP3 A music data distribution service for distributing music data as content data in the (MPEG Audio Layer-3) format or the like to the client terminal 1002 is provided.

The product sales server 1005 provides a product sales service that sells CDs (Compact Discs), DVDs ( Digital Versatile Discs), and the like to users via the client terminal 1002.

  Further, the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 provides a radio broadcast information distribution service for distributing radio broadcast information about radio programs, music, and the like of radio broadcasts broadcast via radio stations to the client terminal 1002.

  Further, the Internet radio server 1007 provides an Internet radio broadcast service for broadcasting radio broadcast data to the client terminal 1002 in the form of streaming distribution via the network NT1000 corresponding to the Internet.

  In addition to this, the billing server 1008 executes billing processing for imposing various charges on the user in response to a request from the portal server 1003 or the like.

(2-2) Functional Circuit Block Configuration of Client Terminal Next, a hardware configuration by the functional circuit block of the client terminal 1002 will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, when a user operates an operation input unit 1020 including various operation buttons provided on the housing surface or a remote controller (not shown), the client terminal 1002 is operated by the operation input unit 1020. Recognizing this, an operation input signal corresponding to the operation is sent to the input processing unit 1021.

  The input processing unit 1021 converts the operation input signal given from the operation input unit 1020 into a specific operation command and sends it to the control unit 1023 via the bus 1022.

  The control unit 1023 controls the operation of each circuit based on an operation command or a control signal given from each circuit connected via the bus 1022.

  The display control unit 1024 subjects the video data supplied via the bus 1022 to digital / analog conversion processing, and sends the resulting analog video signal to the display unit 1025.

  The display unit 1025 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, for example, and may be directly attached to the housing surface or may be externally attached.

  When the processing result by the control unit 1023 and various video data are supplied as an analog video signal via the display control unit 1024, the display unit 1025 displays a video based on the analog video signal.

  The audio control unit 1026 performs digital-analog conversion processing on audio data supplied via the bus 1022 and sends an analog audio signal obtained as a result to the speaker 1027. The speaker 1027 outputs sound based on the analog sound signal supplied from the sound control unit 1026.

  The external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 reads out and reproduces content data recorded in an external recording medium such as a CD or a memory stick (registered trademark) in which a flash memory is included in an outer case, or the external recording medium The recording / reproducing unit records content data to be recorded.

  When the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 reads video data as content data from the external recording medium, the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 supplies the read video data to the display control unit 1024 via the bus 1022.

  Accordingly, the display control unit 1024 converts the video data read as content data from the external recording medium by the external recording medium recording / playback unit 1028 into an analog video signal and supplies the analog video signal to the display unit 1025.

  When the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 reads audio data as content data from the external recording medium, the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 supplies the read audio data to the audio control unit 1026 via the bus 1022.

  As a result, the audio control unit 1026 converts the audio data read as content data from the external recording medium by the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 into an analog audio signal and supplies the analog audio signal to the speaker 1027.

  Further, the control unit 1023 sends the content data read from the external recording medium by the external recording medium recording / playback unit 1028 to the storage medium 1029 inside the client terminal 1002 via the bus 1022, and Content data can be stored (hereinafter, storing content data in the storage medium 1029 in this way is also called ripping).

  When the control unit 1023 reads video data such as image data or video data as content data from the storage medium 1029, the control unit 1023 supplies the read video data to the display control unit 1024 via the bus 1022.

  When the control unit 1023 reads audio data such as audio data as content data from the storage medium 1029, the control unit 1023 supplies the read audio data to the audio control unit 1026 via the bus 1022.

  In addition, the control unit 1023 reads the music data from the storage medium 1029 and transfers the music data to the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 so that the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028 records the music data on the external recording medium. You can also

  The broadcast signal receiving unit 1030 receives a radio broadcast wave transmitted from each radio station and supplies it to the tuner unit 1031.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the tuner unit 1031 has a broadcast frequency corresponding to a radio station designated via the operation input unit 1020 from among the radio broadcast waves received via the broadcast signal reception unit 1030. The radio broadcast signal is extracted and subjected to predetermined reception processing, and the resulting audio data is sent to the audio control unit 1026 via the bus 1022.

  The audio control unit 1026 converts the audio data given from the tuner unit 1031 into an analog audio signal and sends the analog audio signal to the speaker 1027, thereby outputting the program audio of the radio program broadcasted by the radio station from the speaker 1027. Thus, the user can listen to the program sound of the radio program.

  Further, the control unit 1023 can record the program audio of the radio program by sending the audio data obtained by the tuner unit 1031 to the storage medium 1029 and storing it.

  Further, the control unit 1023 can sequentially connect to the network NT1000 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033, and can access the portal server 1003 and other servers 1004 to 1007 on the network NT1000. Various information and various data are transmitted / received to / from the server 1003 and other servers 1004 to 1007.

  The encoder / decoder unit 1034 is compression-encoded content data received from the network NT1000 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, or compressed and read from the storage medium 1029 or an external recording medium. The decoded content data is decoded and sent to the display control unit 1024 and the audio control unit 1026.

  The encoder / decoder unit 1034 compresses and encodes content data that has not been compressed and encoded read from an external recording medium, audio data and the like provided from the tuner unit 1031, and stores the compressed and encoded content data Send to medium 1029.

  Thus, the content data compressed and encoded by the encoder / decoder unit 1034 is stored in the storage medium 1029 under the control of the control unit 1023.

  The copyright management unit 1035 reads the copyright management information corresponding to the content data downloaded from the network NT1000 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, and reads out from the external recording medium by the external recording medium recording / reproducing unit 1028. Copyright management information corresponding to the content data thus generated is generated.

  The copyright management information generated by the copyright management unit 1035 is registered in the storage medium 1029 in association with the content data under the control of the control unit 1023.

  The copyright management unit 1035 checks the content data in which the copyright management information is associated between the storage medium 1029 and the specific external recording medium, or when the specific external recording medium and the storage medium 1029 When the content data associated with the copyright management information is checked in, the copyright for the content data is protected by appropriately updating the content of the copyright management information corresponding to the content data.

  The page information generation unit 1036 interprets page information such as an XML (extensible Markup Language) file or an HTML (Hyper Text Markup language) file received from the network NT1000 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially. Video data to be displayed on the display unit 1025 is generated, and the generated video data is sent to the display control unit 1024.

  The authentication processing unit 1037 sequentially transmits authentication information to the portal server 1003 and other servers 1004 to 1007 on the network NT1000 connected via the network interface 1033 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033. Execute authentication process.

  The authentication information storage unit 1038 stores authentication information required when the authentication processing unit 1037 accesses the portal server 1003, other servers 1004 to 1007, and the like.

  The radio broadcast display control unit 1039 sends a request signal for requesting radio broadcast information related to the currently received radio broadcast for listening by the user via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 in order. It transmits to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 corresponding to the radio station that is broadcasting.

  As a result, the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 sequentially receives the radio broadcast information transmitted from the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 on the network NT1000 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 and receives the received radio broadcast. By sending the information to the display control unit 1024, radio broadcast information including the program name of the radio program currently being received, the title of the music being received, the artist name, etc. (Corresponding to related information in the embodiment).

(2-3) Portal Server Configuration Next, the hardware configuration of the portal server 1003 using functional circuit blocks will be described with reference to FIG. A control unit 1050 in the portal server 1003 controls the operation of each circuit connected via the bus 1051.

  The communication control unit 1052 transmits / receives various information to / from the client terminal 1002 and other servers 1004 to 1008 via the network interface 1053 under the control of the control unit 1050.

  In the customer database unit 1054, user ID (Identification-cation) information of a user who has already completed a contract with the operator of the music-related service providing system 1000 and password information are associated and registered as customer information. .

  The page information storage unit 1055 stores page information and the like managed by the operator of the music related service providing system 1000.

This page information is described in a language such as XML, and a URL ( Uniform Resource Locator) for accessing the music data distribution server 1004, product sales server 1005, radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, Internet radio server 1007, and the like. Contains information.

  When the authentication processing unit 1056 receives the user ID information and password information transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052 in order, the received user ID information and password information are received as user authentication processing. It is confirmed whether it is registered as customer information in the customer database unit 1054.

  Upon completion of the user authentication process, the authentication processing unit 1056 issues portal authentication result information (authentication session ID information described later) indicating the result of the user authentication process, and stores the issued portal authentication result information as authentication information. The information is temporarily stored in the unit 1057.

  At this time, when the user is authenticated as a legitimate user as a result of the user authentication processing by the authentication processing unit 1056, the control unit 1050 uses the portal authentication page information of the contractor page stored in the page information storage unit 1055. The result information is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  The control unit 1050 indicates the authentication failure information stored in the page information storage unit 1055 when the user is not authenticated as a regular user as a result of the user authentication processing by the authentication processing unit 1056. The authentication failure notification page information and the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 may be sequentially transmitted to the client terminal 1002 together with the authentication failure notification page information.

  Further, the authentication processing unit 1056 performs portal authentication acquired and transmitted from the client terminal 1002 of the user as a result of executing authentication processing for the user from the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, and the like. When result information (authentication ticket described later) is sequentially received via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, the received portal authentication result information and the portal corresponding to the user temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057 Compare with authentication result information.

  As a result, the authentication processing unit 1056 confirms whether or not the portal authentication result information is legitimate portal authentication result information as authentication processing for the portal authentication result information received from the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, and the like. The confirmation result information indicating the confirmation result is returned to the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, etc. via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  The frequency information storage unit 1058 stores a region code such as a postal code that can specify a region, frequency information that indicates a broadcast frequency of a radio broadcast that can be received in the region indicated by the region code, and a radio station that broadcasts the radio broadcast. A name (hereinafter referred to as a radio station name) and a call sign which is unique identification information for each radio station are stored in association with each other.

  The URL storage unit 1059 stores a call sign for each radio station for radio broadcasting, and the name of the program of the radio program and the current radio program currently provided in the radio program provided by the radio station corresponding to the call sign. Is stored in association with URL information capable of acquiring radio broadcast information (hereinafter referred to as now-on-air information in particular) including the title of the music being played on

(2-4) Functional Circuit Block Configuration of Music Data Distribution Server Next, a hardware configuration of the music data distribution server 1004 using functional circuit blocks will be described with reference to FIG. A control unit 1070 in the music data distribution server 1004 controls the operation of each circuit connected via the bus 1071.

  Under the control of the control unit 1070, the communication control unit 1072 transmits and receives various types of information and various types of data such as content data to and from the client terminal 1002, the portal server 1003, and the like via the network interface 1073.

  In the customer database unit 1074, user ID information and password information of a user who has already completed a contract with the operator of the music data distribution server 1004 are associated and registered as customer information. However, if the authentication processing unit 1075 has a function of authenticating a user based on portal authentication result information issued by the portal server 1003 transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the customer database unit 1074 may not be provided. Good.

  The page information storage unit 1076 stores page information of a music data distribution page for introducing downloadable music data managed by the music data distribution server 1004.

  Incidentally, the page information of the music data distribution page is described in a language such as XML, and the user using the client terminal 1002 can select music data desired to be downloaded.

  When the control unit 1070 receives a page information acquisition request signal for requesting page information of the music data distribution page transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072 in sequence, the received page In response to the information acquisition request signal, the page information of the music data distribution page stored in the page information storage unit 1076 is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  When the authentication processing unit 1075 receives user ID information and password information of a user who uses the client terminal 1002 transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072 in sequence, as the user authentication processing, It is confirmed whether or not the received user ID information and password information are registered as customer information in the customer database unit 1074.

  Further, the authentication processing unit 1075 uses portal authentication result information issued from the portal server 1003 (authentication ticket described later) transmitted from the client terminal 1002 as a user authentication method different from the user authentication processing using user ID information and password information. ) Are sequentially received via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072, and the received portal authentication result information is transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  Then, in response to the transmission of the portal authentication result information to the portal server 1003, the authentication processing unit 1075 is returned as a result of executing the authentication process (that is, the confirmation process described above) for the portal authentication result information from the portal server 1003. Confirmation result information is sequentially received via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072, and the user has already completed a contract with the operator of the music-related service providing system 1000 based on the received confirmation result information. It is confirmed whether or not.

  In this way, when the user authentication process is completed, the authentication processing unit 1075 issues server authentication result information (service session ID information described later) indicating the result of the user authentication process.

  At this time, when the user is authenticated as a regular user as a result of the user authentication processing by the authentication processing unit 1075, the control unit 1070 displays the music data distribution page stored for the contractor in the page information storage unit 1076. The page information is transmitted together with the server authentication result information to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  On the other hand, if the user is not authenticated as a regular user as a result of the user authentication process by the authentication processing unit 1075, the control unit 1070 displays authentication error information in the authentication information stored in the page information storage unit 1076. The authentication failure notification page information indicating failure is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  By the way, the authentication information storage unit 1077 temporarily stores the server authentication result information issued by the authentication processing unit 1075 and is necessary when the authentication processing unit 1075 performs user authentication processing for a user who uses the client terminal 1002. Various authentication information is stored.

  The music data storage unit 1078 stores a plurality of music data compressed and encoded in the above-described ATRAC3 format, MP3 format, or the like in association with search keys such as content ID information.

  The search unit 1079 stores the search key for searching music data desired to be downloaded, which is transmitted from the client terminal 1002 as a result of transmitting the page information of the music data distribution page to the client terminal 1002, and stores the search request for the download desired. When a download request signal for requesting download of music data is sequentially received via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072, the search key is extracted from the received download request signal.

  Based on the search key, the search unit 1079 searches the plurality of music data in the music data storage unit 1078 for music data desired to be downloaded corresponding to the search condition indicated by the search key.

  As a result, the control unit 1070 transmits the retrieved music data to be downloaded to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  At this time, the control unit 1070 transmits billing information for billing processing for the user accompanying downloading of music data to the client terminal 1002 to the billing server 1008 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 in order, thereby charging the user. The server 1008 is caused to execute a billing process corresponding to the music data download for the user.

(2-5) Functional Circuit Block Configuration of Product Sales Server Next, a hardware configuration by the functional circuit block of the product sales server 1005 will be described with reference to FIG. A control unit 1090 in the product sales server 1005 controls the operation of each circuit connected via the bus 1091.

  The communication control unit 1092 transmits / receives various information to / from the client terminal 1002, the portal server 1003, and the like via the network interface 1093 under the control of the control unit 1090.

  In the customer database unit 1094, user ID information and password information of a user who has already completed a contract with the operator of the product sales server 1005 are registered and registered as customer information. However, if the authentication processing unit 1095 has a function of authenticating a user based on portal authentication result information issued from the portal server 1003 transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the customer database unit 1094 may not be provided. Good.

  The page information storage unit 1096 stores page information of a package media sales page that introduces package media such as CDs and DVDs to be sold, which is managed by the product sales server 1005.

  The page information of the package media sales page is described in a language such as XML, and allows the user who uses the client terminal 1002 to select a package medium such as a CD or DVD that the user desires to purchase.

  The control unit 1090 receives the page information acquisition request signal for requesting the page information of the package media sales page transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092 in order, and receives the received page. In response to the information acquisition request signal, the page information of the package media sales page stored in the page information storage unit 1096 is sequentially transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093.

  When the authentication processing unit 1095 receives user ID information and password information of a user who uses the client terminal 1002 transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092 in order, It is confirmed whether or not the received user ID information and password information are registered as customer information in the customer database unit 1094.

  Further, the authentication processing unit 1095, as a user authentication method different from the user authentication processing using the user ID information and password information, transmits portal authentication result information issued by the portal server 1003 (authentication ticket described later) transmitted from the client terminal 1002. ) Are sequentially received via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092, and the received portal authentication result information is transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 sequentially.

  In response to the transmission of the portal authentication result information to the portal server 1003, the authentication processing unit 1095 is returned as a result of executing the authentication processing (that is, the above-described confirmation processing) for the portal authentication result information from the portal server 1003. Confirmation result information is received via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092 in order, and the user has already completed a contract with the operator of the music-related service providing system 1000 based on the received confirmation result information. It is confirmed whether or not.

  In this way, when the user authentication process is completed, the authentication processing unit 1095 issues server authentication result information (service session ID information described later) indicating the result of the user authentication process.

  At this time, if the user is authenticated as a legitimate user as a result of the user authentication processing by the authentication processing unit 1095, the control unit 1090 stores the package media sales page stored for the contractor in the page information storage unit 1096. The page information is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 together with the server authentication result information.

  On the other hand, if the user is not authenticated as a regular user as a result of the user authentication process by the authentication processing unit 1095, the control unit 1090 displays authentication error information in the authentication information stored in the page information storage unit 1096. The authentication failure notification page information indicating failure is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 sequentially.

  By the way, the authentication information storage unit 1097 temporarily stores the server authentication result information issued by the authentication processing unit 1095, and is necessary when the authentication processing unit 1095 performs user authentication processing for a user who uses the client terminal 1002. Various types of authentication information are stored.

  In the package media information storage unit 1098, information about a plurality of package media such as CDs and DVDs to be sold (hereinafter referred to as package media information) is associated with a search key such as each package media ID information. It is remembered.

  As a result of the page information of the package media sales page being transmitted to the client terminal 1002, the search unit 1099 transmits the media that requests the package media information related to the package media such as a specific CD or DVD transmitted from the client terminal 1002. When the information request signal is received sequentially via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092, the search key for searching for the specific package media is extracted from the received media information request signal.

  Based on the search key, the search unit 1099 searches for the package media information of a specific package medium corresponding to the search condition indicated by the search key from the plurality of package media information in the package media information storage unit 1098. .

  As a result, the control unit 1090 transmits the retrieved package media information to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 in order, thus presenting the package media information regarding the specific package media to the user.

  As a result, when the control unit 1090 receives the purchase request signal transmitted from the client terminal 1002 for requesting the purchase of the specific package medium, via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092 in sequence, the control unit 1090 A purchase process such as a delivery procedure of the specific package medium to the user to be used is executed.

  In addition, the control unit 1090 transmits billing information for billing processing for a user accompanying purchase of a specific package medium to the billing server 1008 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 in order, so that the billing server 1008 receives the billing information. Charge processing corresponding to the purchase of a specific package medium for the user is executed.

  Further, when the charging process for the user by the charging server 1008 is completed, the control unit 1090 sends purchase completion page information indicating that the package media purchase process is completed to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 in order. Send.

(2-6) Functional Circuit Block Configuration of Radio Broadcast Information Distribution Server Next, a hardware configuration of the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 using functional circuit blocks will be described with reference to FIG. A control unit 1110 in the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 controls the operation of each circuit connected via the bus 1111.

  The communication control unit 1112 transmits / receives various information to / from the client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 via the network interface 1113 under the control of the control unit 1110.

  In the customer database unit 1114, user ID information and password information of a user who has already completed a contract with the operator of the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 are associated and registered as customer information. However, if the authentication processing unit 1115 has a function of authenticating a user based on portal authentication result information issued from the portal server 1003 transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the customer database unit 1114 is not provided. Good.

  The page information storage unit 1116 manages radio broadcast information (hereinafter referred to as “on-air list information”) related to a radio program already managed by the radio station corresponding to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 and managed by the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006. The page information of the on-air list information delivery page to be used for acquisition of the information is stored.

  Incidentally, the page information of the on-air list information delivery page is described in a language such as XML, and the user who uses the client terminal 1002 can search the broadcast date / time information and program name of the radio program for the desired on-air list information. An input box or the like for inputting as a key is provided.

  The on-air list information storage unit 1117 stores a program name, a program broadcast start time, a program broadcast end time, and the like for a radio program already broadcast by a radio station corresponding to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, and is transmitted in the radio program. On-air list information generated by listing titles, artist names, music broadcast start times, and the like for the recorded music is stored.

  Then, the control unit 1110 receives the page information acquisition request signal for requesting the page information of the on-air list information distribution page transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1113 and the communication control unit 1112 in sequence. In response to the page information acquisition request signal, the page information of the on-air list information delivery page stored in the page information storage unit 1116 is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1112 and the network interface 1113 in sequence.

  As a result, the search unit 1118 stores the search key for searching the desired on-air list information input on the page information of the on-air list information distribution page from the client terminal 1002 and stores the search request for the on-air list information. When the request signal is transmitted and the on-air list information request signal is received via the network interface 1113 and the communication control unit 1112 sequentially, the search key is extracted from the received on-air list information request signal.

  Based on the search key, the search unit 1118 searches the entire on-air list information in the on-air list information storage unit 1117 for a predetermined range corresponding to the search condition indicated by the search key as the desired on-air list information. .

  As a result, the control unit 1110 transmits the retrieved desired on-air list information to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1112 and the network interface 1113 sequentially.

  Also, the now-on-air information storage unit 1119 stores the program name, program broadcast start time, program broadcast end time, and current broadcast time for the radio program currently broadcast on the radio station corresponding to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006. Now-on-air information including a title, an artist name, a music broadcast start time, and the like for the music being played is stored.

  Then, the authentication processing unit 1115 transmits the user ID information and password information of the user using the client terminal 1002 transmitted together with the now-on-air information request signal for requesting acquisition of now-on-air information from the client terminal 1002 to the network interface 1113 and the communication control. When the data is received sequentially through the unit 1112, it is confirmed as user authentication processing whether the received user ID information and password information are registered as customer information in the customer database unit 1114.

  Further, the authentication processing unit 1115, as a user authentication method different from the user authentication process using the user ID information and password information, is portal authentication result information issued by the portal server 1003 (authentication ticket described later) transmitted from the client terminal 1002. ) Are sequentially received via the network interface 1113 and the communication control unit 1112, and the received portal authentication result information is transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1112 and the network interface 1113 sequentially.

  In response to the transmission of the portal authentication result information to the portal server 1003, the authentication processing unit 1115 is returned as a result of executing the authentication processing (that is, the above-described confirmation processing) for the portal authentication result information from the portal server 1003. Confirmation result information is received via the network interface 1113 and the communication control unit 1112 sequentially, and the user has already completed a contract with the operator of the music-related service providing system 1000 based on the received confirmation result information. It is confirmed whether or not.

  In this way, when the user authentication process is completed, the authentication processing unit 1115 issues server authentication result information (service session ID information described later) indicating the result of the user authentication process.

  At this time, if the user is authenticated as a regular user as a result of the user authentication processing by the authentication processing unit 1115, the control unit 1110 displays the now-on-air information stored in the now-on-air information storage unit 1119 together with the server authentication result information. The data is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1112 and the network interface 1113 sequentially.

  On the other hand, when the user is not authenticated as a regular user as a result of the user authentication process by the authentication processing unit 1115, the control unit 1110 displays the authentication error information in the authentication information stored in the page information storage unit 1116. The authentication failure notification page information indicating failure is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1112 and the network interface 1113 sequentially.

  In this manner, when the user requests acquisition of now-on-air information, the control unit 1110 distributes now-on-air information when authenticating the user as an authorized user, but authenticates the user as an authorized user. When it is not possible to do so, the user is prevented from receiving the radio broadcast information distribution service provided by the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 such as the distribution service of now-on-air information.

  By the way, the server authentication result information issued by the authentication processing unit 1115 is temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1120, and is necessary when the user who uses the client terminal 1002 performs user authentication processing by the authentication processing unit 1115. Various authentication information is stored.

(2-7) Process Overview of Each Server Next, processing executed between the client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003, or other music data using the sequence charts shown in FIG. 19 to FIG. An outline of processing executed between the distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 will be described.

(2-7-1) User Authentication Processing Procedure Between Client Terminal 1002 and Portal Server 1003 First, a user authentication processing procedure executed between the client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the client terminal 1002 of the user who has contracted with the operator of the music-related service providing system 1000, for example, the control unit 1023 performs an operation of turning on the power to the client terminal 1002, or the operation input unit 1020 is specified by the user. When the operation input signal recognized by the operation input unit 1020 is converted into an operation command by the input processing unit 1021 and given in response to the operation button being pressed, the authentication request processing is started.

  When the authentication request process is started, in step SP1000, the control unit 1023 generates a connection request signal storing authentication session ID information and the like temporarily stored in advance in the authentication information storage unit 1038, and the generated connection request signal Are transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially.

  Incidentally, each time the client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 are connected for communication to execute various processes such as a user authentication process, the authentication session ID information is used for identifying the individual communication connection state (ie, session). It is the identification information issued by.

  For the authentication session ID information, a predetermined expiration date (for example, about 1 minute) is set with reference to the time of issue by the portal server 1003 when used for user authentication processing or the like.

  Accordingly, when the client terminal 1002 that has acquired the authentication session ID information from the portal server 1003 cannot present the authentication session ID information to the portal server 1003 within the expiration date, the portal server 1003 causes the authentication session ID information to be displayed. It is determined that the communication connection state specified by is disconnected.

  As a result, the portal server 1003 prevents the authentication session ID information issued in the past from being used illegally for user authentication processing by a user who is not contracted with the operator of the music related service providing system 1. Yes.

  The authentication session ID information temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 was issued by the portal server 1003 when the client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 were previously connected for communication for execution of user authentication processing or the like. Is.

  When the connection request signal is transmitted from the client terminal 1002, in response to this, in step SP1001, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the connection request signal via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052 in sequence, and Authentication session ID information and the like stored in the received connection request signal are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  The authentication processing unit 1056 executes user authentication processing based on the authentication session ID information received as a connection request signal from the client terminal 1002 under the control of the control unit 1050.

  As a result, the control unit 1050 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user because the authentication processing unit 1056 has expired the authentication session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 or the like. If not, authentication error information indicating an authentication error is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  In step SP1002, when the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the authentication error information transmitted from the portal server 1003 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, the control unit 1023 stores the authentication error information in the authentication information storage unit 1038 accordingly. The user ID information, password information, device name, and the like are read, and the read user ID information, password information, device name, and the like are sequentially transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033. .

  In step SP1003, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the user ID information, the password information, the device name, and the like transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, and authenticates them. The data is sent to the processing unit 1056.

  Under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 includes the received user ID information, password information, device name, and the like as user authentication processing in the customer information registered in the customer database unit 1054. Detect whether or not.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1056 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user, under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 determines whether the current client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 are portal authentication result information. The authentication session ID information and the like for the communication connection state are issued, and the issued authentication session ID information and the like are temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057.

  Then, the control unit 1050 transmits authentication session ID information and the like issued by the authentication processing unit 1056 to the client terminal 1002 to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  In step SP1004, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the authentication session ID information and the like transmitted from the portal server 1003 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, and receives the received authentication session ID information and the like. It is sent to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  The authentication processing unit 1037 temporarily stores the received authentication session ID information and the like in the authentication information storage unit 1038 under the control of the control unit 1023.

  Then, the control unit 1023 receives a page information acquisition request signal for requesting page information from the portal server 1003 from the portal server 1003 and communicates with the authentication session ID information and the like temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038. The information is transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially.

  In step SP1005, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 sequentially receives the page information acquisition request signal and the authentication session ID information transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, and receives the received information. Authentication session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  Under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 and the received authentication session ID information and the like are issued to the client terminal 1002 in the above-described step SP1003 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057. The user authentication process is executed so as to compare with the session ID information and the like.

  As a result, in step SP1006, when the authentication processing unit 1056 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as a legitimate user, the authentication processing unit 1056 determines that the page information acquisition request from the client terminal 1002 is a valid request, and the client The validity period of the authentication session ID information and the like issued to the terminal 1002 is extended.

  At this time, the control unit 1050 reads the page information requested to be acquired by the user from the page information storage unit 1055, and uses the read page information for the authentication session ID information whose expiration date is extended by the authentication processing unit 1056. At the same time, the data is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  In step SP1007, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the page information transmitted from the portal server 1003, the authentication session ID information with an extended validity period, and the like sequentially via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. Then, the received page information is sent to the page information generation unit 1036, and the authentication session ID information and the like whose validity period is extended are sent to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  The page information generation unit 1036 generates video data of a page in which links to the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 are embedded based on the page information given from the control unit 1023. The generated video data is sent to the display control unit 1024.

  As a result, the display control unit 1024 performs digital-analog conversion processing on the video data given from the page information generation unit 1036, and sends the obtained analog video signal to the display unit 1025. The portal server 1003 page is displayed as an image based on the analog image signal.

  Also, the authentication processing unit 1037, under the control of the control unit 1023, converts the authentication session ID information and the like that have been extended from the portal server 1003 into the authentication session ID information and the like before the expiration date is extended. By temporarily storing in the authentication information storage unit 1038 so as to be overwritten, the authentication session ID information and the like temporarily stored in the above-described step SP1004 are updated to the authentication session ID information and the like with an extended validity period.

(2-7-2) User Authentication Processing Procedure Between Client Terminal 1002 and Each Server 1004 to 1006 Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the client terminal 1002, music data distribution server 1004, product sales server 1005, and radio broadcast information distribution User authentication processing executed between the server 1006 and the like will be described below.

  In this case, as the user authentication processing, as described above with reference to FIG. 19, the client terminal 1002 once acquires page information from the portal server 1003, and then continues with the music data distribution server 1004 by the link embedded in the page information. There is a user authentication process (hereinafter referred to as an indirect access authentication process) executed by accessing the product sales server 1005 and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006.

  Further, as such user authentication processing, the client terminal 1002 does not acquire the page information of the portal server 1003, but the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server based on URL information registered in advance as bookmarks. There is also a user authentication process (hereinafter referred to as a direct access authentication process) executed by directly accessing 1006.

  However, the indirect access authentication process can be executed in the same procedure regardless of the combination of the client terminal 1002, the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006.

  The direct access authentication process can also be executed in the same procedure regardless of the combination of the client terminal 1002, the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006.

  The indirect access authentication process and the direct access authentication process differ only in the method of acquiring URL information used for accessing the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 in the client terminal 1002. After obtaining the URL information, both the indirect access authentication process and the direct access authentication process can be executed in the same procedure.

  Therefore, hereinafter, the music data distribution server 1004 is used as a representative as an access destination of the client terminal 1002 to simplify the description, and the indirect access authentication process and the direct access authentication process are collectively described as one user authentication process. .

  First, in step SP1010, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 determines the page information (other data) of the music data distribution page according to the URL information embedded as a link in the page information or the URL information already registered as a bookmark. In the product sales server 1005 and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, the authentication information storage unit 1038 is used together with a page information acquisition request signal for requesting acquisition of the package media sales page information, the on-air list information distribution page information, and the like. The service session ID information and the like read from are transmitted to the music data distribution server 1004 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 in order.

  Incidentally, each time the service session ID information is communicated between the client terminal 1002 and the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 for performing various processes such as a user authentication process, the individual communication connection This is identification information issued by the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 accessed by the client terminal 1002 for identifying the state (that is, session).

  As for the service session ID information, similar to the authentication session ID information described above, the issue date by the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 is used as a reference when used for user authentication processing or the like. A predetermined expiration date (for example, about 1 minute) is set.

  Accordingly, the client terminal 1002 that has acquired the service session ID information from each of the servers 1004 to 1006 transmits the service session ID information to the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 that issued the service session ID information within the expiration date. If it cannot be presented, the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 of the publishers determine that the communication connection state specified by the service session ID information has been disconnected.

  As a result, the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 allow a user authentication process to be performed by a user whose service session ID information issued in the past is not contracted with the operator of the music-related service providing system 1. To prevent unauthorized use.

  The service session ID information temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 is used by the client terminal 1002, the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 for execution of user authentication processing and the like. This is issued by the music data distribution server 1004, the merchandise sales server 1005, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 of the access destination when the communication connection is established.

  In step SP1011, the control unit 1070 of the music data distribution server 1004 receives the page information acquisition request signal and the service session ID information transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072 in order, and The received service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1075.

  Under the control of the control unit 1070, the authentication processing unit 1075 compares the received service session ID information and the like with the service session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1077. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, the authentication processing unit 1075 authenticates that the user using the client terminal 1002 is an authorized user, for example, because the service session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 has already expired. If it is not possible, it is determined that the page information acquisition request of the music data distribution page from the client terminal 1002 is not a valid request.

  In this case, the control unit 1070 transmits authentication error information indicating an authentication error and a shop code for identifying the music data distribution server 1004 to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  In step SP1012, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the authentication error information and the shop code transmitted from the music data distribution server 1004 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, and the received authentication error information. Thus, the music data distribution server 1004 recognizes that the user has not been authenticated as a regular user, and temporarily stores the shop code received from the music data distribution server 1004 in the authentication information storage unit 1038.

  Then, the control unit 1023 generates an authentication ticket issue request signal for requesting the portal server 1003 to issue an authentication ticket for accessing the music data distribution server 1004, and uses the generated authentication ticket issue request signal as music data. Along with the shop code of the distribution server 1004 and authentication session ID information already received from the portal server 1003 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the communication server 1032 and the network interface 1033 are sequentially passed to the portal server 1003. Send.

  In step SP1013, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the authentication ticket issue request signal, the shop code, the authentication session ID information, and the like transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, sequentially. These are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  Under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 compares the received authentication session ID information and the like with the authentication session ID information already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057. Execute user authentication processing.

  As a result, for example, the authentication session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 has already expired, and the authentication processing unit 1056 cannot authenticate the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user. In this case, it is determined that the authentication ticket issue request from the client terminal 1002 is not a valid request.

  In this case, the control unit 1050 transmits authentication error information indicating an authentication error to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  On the other hand, for example, when the authentication session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 has not yet expired, the authentication processing unit 1056 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user. It is determined that the authentication ticket issue request from the client terminal 1002 is a valid request. In this case, the control unit 1050 moves to step SP1018 described later.

  In step SP1014, when the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the authentication error information transmitted from the portal server 1003 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, the user stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 is stored. The ID information, password information, device name, and the like are read, and the read user ID information, password information, device name, and the like are transmitted to the portal server 1003 sequentially via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033.

  In step SP1015, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the user ID information, the password information, the device name, and the like transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, and authenticates them. The data is sent to the processing unit 1056.

  The authentication processing unit 1056 determines whether or not the received user ID information, password information, and device name are included in the customer information registered in the customer database unit 1054 under the control of the control unit 1050. User authentication processing is executed in such a manner as to be detected.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1056 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user, the authentication processing unit 1056 determines whether the current client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 have portal authentication result information under the control of the control unit 1050. The authentication session ID information and the like for the communication connection state are issued, and the issued authentication session ID information and the like are temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057.

  Then, the control unit 1050 transmits the authentication session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002 by the authentication processing unit 1056 to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  In step SP1016, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the authentication session ID information and the like transmitted from the portal server 1003 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, and receives the received authentication session ID information and the like. The authentication processing unit 1037 temporarily stores it in the authentication information storage unit 1038.

  Then, the control unit 1023 again generates an authentication ticket issue request signal for requesting the portal server 1003 to issue an authentication ticket, and temporarily stores the generated authentication ticket issue request signal in the authentication information storage unit 1038. The shop code, the authentication session ID information temporarily stored at this time, and the like are transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the shop code is temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 in the client terminal 1002. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and steps SP1012 to SP1012 are performed between the client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003. By sequentially transmitting / receiving the shop code when executing the processing of step SP1016, the shop code is transmitted to the portal server 1003 in step SP1016 without temporarily storing the shop code in the authentication information storage unit 1038 in the client terminal 1002. Is possible.

  In step SP1017, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the authentication ticket issue request signal, the shop code, the authentication session ID information, and the like transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, sequentially. These are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  Under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 compares the received authentication session ID information and the like with the authentication session ID information already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, the authentication processing unit 1056 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user because the validity period of the authentication session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 has not expired, for example. It is determined that the authentication ticket issue request from the client terminal 1002 is a valid request.

  In subsequent step SP1018, under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056, as the portal authentication result information, based on the shop code and the authentication ticket issue request signal received from the client terminal 1002 in step SP1017 described above, An authentication ticket or the like that enables access to the music data distribution server 1004 indicated by the shop code is issued.

  Here, under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 temporarily stores the issued authentication ticket or the like in the authentication information storage unit 1057, and the authentication session ID information or the like issued to the client terminal 1002 Extend the expiration date of.

  The control unit 1050 then sends the authentication ticket issued by the authentication processing unit 1056 to the client terminal via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially together with the authentication session ID information and the like whose validity period has been extended by the authentication processing unit 1056. To 1002.

  In step SP1019, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 sequentially transmits the authentication ticket and the like transmitted from the portal server 1003 and the authentication session ID information and the like whose validity period has been extended through the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. The received authentication session ID information is sent to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Then, the control unit 1023 transmits the authentication ticket received from the portal server 1003 together with the authentication request signal to the music data distribution server 1004 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially.

  At this time, the authentication processing unit 1037, under the control of the control unit 1023, receives the authentication session ID information and the like received from the portal server 1003 with the extended validity period, and the authentication session ID before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing the information in the authentication information storage unit 1038 so as to overwrite the information or the like, the authentication session ID information or the like temporarily stored in the above-described step SP1016 is updated to the authentication session ID information or the like with an extended validity period. .

  In step SP1020, the control unit 1070 of the music data distribution server 1004 receives the authentication request signal and the authentication ticket transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072 in order.

  Then, the control unit 1070 transmits the authentication ticket received from the client terminal 1002 to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially together with an authentication ticket confirmation request signal for requesting confirmation of the authentication ticket. .

  In step SP1021, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the authentication ticket confirmation request signal and the authentication ticket transmitted from the music data distribution server 1004 sequentially via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052, and receives the received An authentication ticket confirmation request signal and an authentication ticket are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  Then, under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 responds to the authentication ticket confirmation request signal with the received authentication ticket and the authentication ticket and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057. As a comparison, a confirmation process for the authentication ticket received from the music data distribution server 1004 is executed.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1056 confirms that the authentication ticket received from the music data distribution server 1004 is a regular authentication ticket or the like, the control unit 1050 converts the authentication ticket or the like into a regular authentication ticket or the like. Confirmation result information indicating that it has been confirmed is transmitted to the music data distribution server 1004 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  In step SP1022, the control unit 1070 of the music data distribution server 1004 receives the confirmation result information transmitted from the portal server 1003 sequentially via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072, and performs authentication processing on the received confirmation result information. Sent to the unit 1075.

  Under the control of the control unit 1070, the authentication processing unit 1075 provides service session ID information for the communication connection state between the current client terminal 1002 and the music data distribution server 1004 as server authentication result information in accordance with the confirmation result information. Is issued, and the issued service session ID information and the like are temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1077.

  Then, the control unit 1070 transmits the service session ID information and the like issued by the authentication processing unit 1075 to the client terminal 1002 to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  In step SP1023, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives service session ID information and the like transmitted from the music data distribution server 1004 via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 sequentially, and receives the received service session ID information. Are temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 by the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Then, the control unit 1023 sequentially sets the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 together with the service session ID information and the like temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 for the page information acquisition request signal for requesting the page information of the music data distribution page. To the music data distribution server 1004.

  In step SP1024, the control unit 1070 of the music data distribution server 1004 receives the page information acquisition request signal and the service session ID information transmitted from the client terminal 1002 sequentially via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072, and The received service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1075.

  Under the control of the control unit 1070, the authentication processing unit 1075 has issued the received service session ID information and the like, and has already been issued to the client terminal 1002 in the above-described step SP1022 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1077. The user authentication process is executed so as to compare the service session ID information and the like.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1075 authenticates the user using the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user because the expiration date of the service session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 has not expired, for example, It is determined that the page information acquisition request of the music data distribution page from the client terminal 1002 is a valid request.

  At this time, the control unit 1070 moves to the next step SP1025. In this step SP1025, the page information storage unit 1076 reads out the page information of the music data distribution page requested by the user and the authentication processing unit 1075 The validity period of the service session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002 is extended.

  Then, the control unit 1070 transmits the page information of the music data distribution page read from the page information storage unit 1076 together with the service session ID information and the like whose expiration date is extended by the authentication processing unit 1075, and the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073. Are transmitted to the client terminal 1002 sequentially.

  In step SP1026, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 transmits the page information of the music data distribution page transmitted from the music data distribution server 1004, the service session ID information and the like with an extended expiration date, and the network interface 1033 and communication. The control unit 1032 sequentially receives the page information, and sends the received page information of the music data distribution page to the page information generation unit 1036, and sends the received service session ID information and the like to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received service session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the service session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the service session ID information and the like temporarily stored in the above-described step SP1023 are updated to service session ID information and the like with an extended expiration date.

  Further, the page information generation unit 1036 generates video data based on the page information of the music data distribution page, and sends the generated video data to the display control unit 1024.

  Accordingly, the display control unit 1024 performs digital-analog conversion processing on the video data given from the page information generation unit 1036, and sends the obtained analog video signal to the display unit 1025, whereby the display unit 1025 receives the analog data. A music data distribution page is displayed as video based on the video signal.

(2-7-3) Music Related Service Providing Processing Next, in FIG. 21 to FIG. 24, between the client terminal 1002 described above with reference to FIG. 20 and the music data distribution server 1004, product sales server 1005, and radio broadcast information distribution server 1006. After the end of the user authentication processing procedure executed in the above, page information of the music data distribution page acquired by the client terminal 1002 from the music data distribution server 1004, the product sales server 1005 and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 in the user authentication processing procedure, Music related service provision processing when receiving provision of music data distribution service, product sales service and radio broadcast information distribution service using page information of package media sales page and page information of on-air list information distribution page will be described. .

(2-7-3-1) Music Data Distribution Service Providing Processing Procedure First, the music data distribution service providing processing procedure when the client terminal 1002 receives the music data distribution service from the music data distribution server 1004 with reference to FIG. Will be described.

  In step SP1030, when the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives a control command for selecting a part of the music data distribution page displayed as a video on the display unit 1025 from the input processing unit 1021, the input is performed. A download request signal for requesting download of music data desired to be downloaded is generated in accordance with the control command.

  Then, the control unit 1023 sends the download request signal via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 together with the service session ID information already issued by the music data distribution server 1004 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038. It transmits to the music data distribution server 1004.

  In step SP1031, the control unit 1070 of the music data distribution server 1004 receives the download request signal transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the service session ID information, and the like sequentially via the network interface 1073 and the communication control unit 1072. The received service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1075.

  Under the control of the control unit 1070, the authentication processing unit 1075 compares the received service session ID information and the like with the service session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1077. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1075 authenticates that the user who has requested the download of music data using the client terminal 1002 is an authorized user, the control unit 1070 proceeds to the next step SP1032.

  In step SP1032, the search unit 1079 selects a download request corresponding to the search condition indicated by the search key from the plurality of music data in the music data storage unit 1078 based on the search key stored in the download request signal. Search for music data.

  When the search unit 1079 searches for music data, the control unit 1070 extends the expiration date of service session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002 by the authentication processing unit 1075, and proceeds to the next step SP1033. Move.

  In step SP1033, the control unit 1070 reads out the download desired music data searched by the search unit 1079 from the music data storage unit 1078, and extends the expiration date of the read download desired music data by the authentication processing unit 1075. The service session ID information and the like are transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1072 and the network interface 1073 sequentially.

  In step SP1034, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the music data desired to be downloaded transmitted from the music data distribution server 1004, the service session ID information and the like with an extended validity period, and the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. Are sequentially stored, the received music data is stored in the storage medium 1029, and the received service session ID information and the like are transmitted to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received service session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the service session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the contents of the service session ID information and the like already stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are updated.

  In this way, the client terminal 1002 can download the music data desired to be acquired by the user using the music data distribution service provided by the music data distribution server 1004.

(2-7-3-2) Product Sales Service Providing Processing Procedure Next, the product sales service providing processing procedure when the client terminal 1002 receives the product sales service from the product sales server 1005 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step SP1040, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives an input from the input processing unit 1021 when a control command for selecting a part of the package media sales page displayed as an image on the display unit 1025 is input. A media information request signal for requesting package media information relating to a specific package media according to the control command is generated.

  Then, the control unit 1023 sends the media information request signal through the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 in order together with the service session ID information and the like already issued by the product sales server 1005 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038. Transmit to server 1005.

  In step SP1041, the control unit 1090 of the product sales server 1005 receives the media information request signal transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the service session ID information, and the like sequentially via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092. The service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1095.

  Under the control of the control unit 1090, the authentication processing unit 1095 compares the received service session ID information and the like with the service session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1097. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1095 authenticates that the user who requested the package media information related to the package media using the client terminal 1002 is an authorized user, the control unit 1090 proceeds to the next step SP1042.

  In step SP1042, the search unit 1099 corresponds to the search condition indicated by the search key from among a plurality of package media information in the package media information storage unit 1098 based on the search key stored in the media information request signal. Search package media information for a specific package media.

  When the search unit 1099 searches for package media information, the control unit 1090 extends the expiration date of service session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002 by the authentication processing unit 1095, and performs the next step SP1043. Move on.

  In step SP1043, the control unit 1090 reads out the package media information searched by the search unit 1099 from the package media information storage unit 1098, and uses the read package media information for the service whose expiration date has been extended by the authentication processing unit 1095. The information is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 together with the session ID information and the like.

  In step SP1044, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 sequentially receives the package media information transmitted from the sales server 1005, the service session ID information with an extended expiration date, and the like through the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. The received package media information is sent to the page information generation unit 1036, and the received service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received service session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the service session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the contents of the service session ID information and the like already stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are updated.

  The page information generation unit 1036 generates video data based on the package media information given from the control unit 1023, converts the generated video data into an analog video signal by the display control unit 1024, and sends it to the display unit 1025. To do.

  In this way, when the control unit 1023 displays the package media information as an image based on the analog video signal on the display unit 1025, the process proceeds to the next step SP1045.

  In step SP1045, when a control command for requesting purchase of package media corresponding to the package media information displayed as an image on the display unit 1025 is input from the input processing unit 1021, the control unit 1023 displays the input control command. In response, a purchase request signal for requesting purchase of the package media is generated.

  Then, the control unit 1023 receives the purchase request signal from the product sales server 1005 and temporarily stores it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, etc. (that is, service session ID information with an extended expiration date, etc.) And the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 are sequentially transmitted to the product sales server 1005.

  In step SP1046, the control unit 1090 of the product sales server 1005 receives the purchase request signal transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the service session ID information, and the like sequentially via the network interface 1093 and the communication control unit 1092. Service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1095.

  Under the control of the control unit 1090, the authentication processing unit 1095 compares the received service session ID information and the like with the service session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1097. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1095 authenticates that the user who has requested the purchase of the package media using the client terminal 1002 is an authorized user, the control unit 1090 proceeds to the next step SP1047.

  In step SP1047, the control unit 1090 executes a purchase process such as a procedure for delivering the package medium requested for purchase to the user who uses the client terminal 1002, and charges the user associated with the purchase of the package medium. Billing information is transmitted to the billing server 1008 sequentially via the communication control unit 1092 and the network interface 1093, thereby causing the billing server 1008 to execute billing processing corresponding to the purchase of the package media for the user.

  Further, the control unit 1090 causes the authentication processing unit 1095 to extend the expiration date of service session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002.

  In step SP1048, the control unit 1090 performs communication control on the purchase completion page information indicating that the purchase processing of the package media is completed together with the service session ID information and the like whose expiration date has been extended by the authentication processing unit 1095 after the charging process is completed. The data is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the unit 1092 and the network interface 1093 in order.

  In step SP1049, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 sequentially sends the purchase completion page information transmitted from the product sales server 1005, service session ID information, etc. with an extended expiration date via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. The received purchase completion page information is sent to the page information generation unit 1036 and the service session ID information received from the product sales server 1005 is sent to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received service session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the service session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the contents of the service session ID information and the like already stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are updated.

  The page information generation unit 1036 generates video data based on the purchase completion page information given from the control unit 1023, converts the generated video data into an analog video signal by the display control unit 1024, and sends it to the display unit 1025. To do.

  Thereby, the control unit 1023 causes the display unit 1025 to display a purchase completion page as a video based on the analog video signal.

  In this way, the client terminal 1002 can cause the user to purchase desired package media using the product sales service provided by the product sales server 1005.

(2-7-3-3) On-air list information distribution service provision processing procedure Next, referring to FIG. 23, the client terminal 1002 provides an on-air list information distribution service from the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 as a radio broadcast information distribution service. A description will be given of a radio broadcast information distribution service provision processing procedure when receiving a message.

  In step SP1060, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives a search key for searching on-air list information to be acquired in the input box on the on-air list information distribution page displayed on the display unit 1025 as a video. When a control command corresponding to the character string indicating the input search key is input from the input processing unit 1021, an on-air list information request signal for requesting download of the desired on-air list information in accordance with the input control command Is generated.

  Then, the control unit 1023 sends the on-air list information request signal to the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 together with the service session ID information already issued by the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038. It transmits to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 sequentially.

  In step SP1061, the control unit 1110 of the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 receives the on-air list information request signal transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the service session ID information, and the like via the network interface 1113 and the communication control unit 1112 sequentially. The received service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1115.

  Under the control of the control unit 1110, the authentication processing unit 1115 compares the received service session ID information and the like with the service session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1120. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1115 authenticates that the user who requested the on-air list information using the client terminal 1002 is an authorized user, the control unit 1110 proceeds to the next step SP1062.

  In step SP1062, the search unit 1118 corresponds to the search condition indicated by the search key for the entire on-air list information in the on-air list information storage unit 1117 based on the search key stored in the on-air list information request signal. A predetermined range portion is searched as on-air list information desired to be acquired.

  When the search unit 1118 searches for on-air list information, the control unit 1110 uses the authentication processing unit 1115 to extend the expiration date of service session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002 and The process moves to step SP1063.

  In step SP1063, the control unit 1110 reads out the on-air list information searched by the search unit 1118 from the on-air list information storage unit 1117, and the read-out on-air list information is serviced by the authentication processing unit 1115. The information is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1112 and the network interface 1113 together with the session ID information and the like.

  In step SP1064, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 sends the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 the on-air list information transmitted from the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, service session ID information with an extended validity period, and the like. The received on-air list information is sequentially transmitted to the page information generation unit 1036, and the service session ID information received from the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 is transmitted to the authentication processing unit 1037.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received service session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the service session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the contents of the service session ID information and the like already stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are updated.

  The page information generation unit 1036 generates video data based on the on-air list information given from the control unit 1023, converts the generated video data into an analog video signal by the display control unit 1024, and sends it to the display unit 1025. As a result, the on-air list information is displayed on the display unit 1025 as a video based on the analog video signal.

  In this way, the client terminal 1002 can cause the user to acquire desired on-air list information using the radio broadcast information distribution service provided by the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006.

(2-7-3-4) Now-on-air information distribution service provision processing procedure Next, with reference to FIG. 24, the client terminal 1002 provides the now-on-air information distribution service as a radio broadcast information distribution service from the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006. A description will be given of a radio broadcast information distribution service provision processing procedure when receiving a message.

  However, a radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 that provides now-on-air information is provided for each radio station (call sign).

  In the initial state, the client terminal 1002 may not store URL information of the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 corresponding to each radio station.

  Therefore, the following radio broadcast information distribution service provision processing procedure will be described by taking as an example a case where the portal server 1003 manages the URL information of each radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 for each call sign of the radio station.

  In this radio broadcast information distribution service provision processing procedure, when the client terminal 1002 requests frequency information indicating the broadcast frequency from the portal server 1003 in order to automatically preset the broadcast frequency for each radio station, the authentication information It is assumed that authentication session ID information or the like is not temporarily stored in the storage unit 1038. For this reason, first, the client terminal 1002 transmits user ID information, password information, a device name, and the like to the portal server 1003.

  In step SP1070, when the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives an operation command for requesting automatic presetting of the broadcast frequency of each radio station from the input processing unit 1021, the control unit 1023 can receive each radio station accordingly. The communication control unit 1032 receives the frequency information request signal for obtaining frequency information of the broadcast frequency, together with the region code input by the user, the user ID information stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the password information, the device name, and the like. And the network interface 1033 to the portal server 1003 sequentially.

  In step SP1071, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 sequentially transmits the frequency information request signal, area code, user ID information, password information, device name, and the like transmitted from the client terminal 1002 to the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052. Among them, user ID information, password information, device name, and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  Under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 compares the received user ID information, password information, device name, and the like with the customer information registered in the customer database unit 1054. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, when the authentication processing unit 1056 authenticates the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user and determines that the acquisition request of the frequency information from the client terminal 1002 is a valid request, the authentication processing unit 1056 Under control, the authentication session ID information and the like for the communication connection state between the current client terminal 1002 and the portal server 1003 are issued, and the issued authentication session ID information and the like are temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057.

  At this time, the control unit 1050 moves to the next step SP1072, and in this step SP1072, based on the region code received from the client terminal 1002, a plurality of frequency information, radio station name and call sign in the frequency information storage unit 1058 are obtained. The frequency information, radio station name, and call sign corresponding to the area code are searched from the list of the list, read out as a list.

  Then, the control unit 1050 lists the authentication session ID information issued by the authentication processing unit 1056 to the client terminal 1002 in step SP1071 described above, with the frequency information, the radio station name, and the call sign that are listed and read from the frequency information storage unit 1058. And the like are sequentially transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the communication control unit 1052 and the network interface 1053.

  In step SP1073, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 sequentially transmits the frequency information, radio station name and call sign list transmitted from the portal server 1003, authentication session ID information, and the like to the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. The authentication session ID information and the like received from the portal server 1003 are sent to the authentication processing unit 1037, and the frequency information, radio station name, and call sign list are sent to the display control unit 1024.

  The authentication processing unit 1037 temporarily stores the received authentication session ID information and the like in the authentication information storage unit 1038 under the control of the control unit 1023.

  In addition, the display control unit 1024 causes the display unit 1025 to display the list by sending the frequency information, the radio station name, and the call sign list given from the control unit 1023 to the display unit 1025.

  Further, the control unit 1023 stores the selected frequency information, radio station name, and call sign as presets in the storage medium 1029 based on the selection command input from the input processing unit 1021 at this time, and proceeds to the next step SP1074. .

  In step SP1074, in response to the tuning control command input from the input processing unit 1021, the control unit 1023 causes the tuner unit 1031 to transmit a radio broadcast broadcast at a broadcast frequency corresponding to the tuning control command from the radio broadcast wave. Control to extract radio broadcast signal.

  As a result, the tuner unit 1031 extracts a radio broadcast signal broadcast at the broadcast frequency from the radio broadcast wave received by the broadcast signal reception unit 30, and performs a predetermined reception process such as decoding, as a result. The obtained voice data is sent to the voice control unit 1026.

  Then, the audio control unit 1026 converts the audio data supplied from the tuner unit 1031 into an analog audio signal and sends the analog audio signal to the speaker 1027, thereby causing the speaker 1027 to output the audio of the selected radio program.

  In step SP1075, under the control of the control unit 1023, the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 stores the call sign stored in correspondence with the frequency information indicating the broadcast frequency corresponding to the above tuning control command from the storage medium 1029. And the read call sign is transmitted to the portal server 1003 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially together with the authentication session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038.

  In step SP1076, the control unit 1050 of the portal server 1003 receives the call sign, the authentication session ID information, and the like transmitted from the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 and the communication control unit 1052 sequentially, and the received authentication session ID. Information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1056.

  Under the control of the control unit 1050, the authentication processing unit 1056 compares the received authentication session ID information and the like with the authentication session ID information already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1057. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, the control unit 1050 indicates that the authentication session ID information received from the client terminal 1002 by the authentication processing unit 1056 is within the validity period, and the user who transmitted the call sign using the client terminal 1002 is authorized. If the user is authenticated, the process proceeds to the next step SP1077.

  In step SP1077, based on the call sign received from the client terminal 1002, the control unit 1050 searches for URL information associated with the call sign from a plurality of URL information in the URL storage unit 1059.

  Further, the control unit 1050 causes the authentication processing unit 1056 to extend the validity period of the authentication session ID information and the like issued to the client terminal 1002.

  Then, the control unit 1050 reads the retrieved URL information from the URL storage unit 1059, and the read URL information together with the authentication control unit 1052 with the authentication session ID information whose validity period has been extended by the authentication processing unit 1056, and the like. The data is transmitted to the client terminal 1002 via the network interface 1053 sequentially.

  In step SP1078, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 receives the URL information transmitted from the portal server 1003, the authentication session ID information with an extended validity period, and the like sequentially via the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032. Then, the received authentication session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1037 and the URL information is sent to the radio broadcast display control unit 1039.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received authentication session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the authentication session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the contents of the authentication session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are updated.

  In addition, under the control of the control unit 1023, the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 temporarily stores the URL information given from the control unit 1023 in the storage medium 1029 or the like in association with the call sign stored in the storage medium 1029. Remember.

  Then, under the control of the control unit 1023, the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 sends a now-on-air information request signal for requesting acquisition of now-on-air information according to the URL information temporarily stored in the storage medium 1029 or the like, to the radio broadcast information distribution server. The service session ID information and the like received from 1006 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are transmitted to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially.

  In this radio broadcast information distribution service provision processing procedure, the process of transmitting a now-on-air information request signal, service session ID information, etc. from the client terminal 1002 to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 in step SP1078 is the step described above with reference to FIG. This corresponds to the processing of SP1010.

  Therefore, in this radio broadcast information distribution service providing processing procedure, subsequent to the processing in step SP1078, the client terminal 1002, the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, and the portal server 1003 perform steps SP1011 to SP1013 and step SP1018 to step 1010 described above with reference to FIG. The user authentication process similar to SP1022 is sequentially executed, and then the process proceeds to subsequent step SP1079.

  In step SP1079, under the control of the control unit 1023, the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 of the client terminal 1002 sends the now-on-air information request signal again according to the URL information temporarily stored in the storage medium 1029 or the like. The service session ID information received from the distribution server 1006 and temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 is transmitted to the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 via the communication control unit 1032 and the network interface 1033 sequentially.

  In step SP1080, the control unit 1110 of the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 receives the now-on-air information request signal transmitted from the client terminal 1002, the service session ID information, and the like via the network interface 1113 and the communication control unit 1112 sequentially. Then, the received authentication session ID information or the like is sent to the authentication processing unit 1115.

  Under the control of the control unit 1110, the authentication processing unit 1115 compares the received service session ID information and the like with the service session ID information and the like already temporarily stored in the authentication information storage unit 1120. Execute authentication process.

  As a result, when authenticating the user who uses the client terminal 1002 as an authorized user, the authentication processing unit 1115 determines that the now-on-air information acquisition request from the client terminal 1002 is a valid request.

  At this time, when the authentication processing unit 1115 authenticates that the user who uses the client terminal 1002 is an authorized user, the control unit 1110 issues a service session issued to the client terminal 1002 by the authentication processing unit 1115. The validity period of the ID information or the like is extended, and the process proceeds to the next step SP1081.

  In step SP1081, the control unit 1110 reads the now-on-air information from the now-on-air information storage unit 1119, and the communication control unit reads the now-on-air information thus read together with the service session ID information and the like whose expiration date has been extended by the authentication processing unit 1115. 1112 and the network interface 1113 are sequentially transmitted to the client terminal 1002.

  In step SP1082, the control unit 1023 of the client terminal 1002 sends the network interface 1033 and the communication control unit 1032 the now-on-air information transmitted from the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006, the service session ID information with an extended expiration date, and the like. The received service session ID information and the like are sent to the authentication processing unit 1037 and now-on-air information is sent to the radio broadcast display control unit 1039.

  Under the control of the control unit 1023, the authentication processing unit 1037 overwrites the received service session ID information or the like with the extended validity period over the service session ID information or the like before the validity period is extended. By temporarily storing it in the authentication information storage unit 1038, the contents of the service session ID information and the like already stored in the authentication information storage unit 1038 are updated.

  Further, the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 sends the now-on-air information given from the control unit 1023 to the display unit 1025 via the display control unit 1024, whereby the radio broadcast radio program currently being received by the display unit 1025 is displayed. Display now-on-air information about.

  In this radio broadcast information distribution service provision processing procedure, thereafter, the client terminal 1002 periodically and repeatedly executes the now-on-air information acquisition request in step SP1079, and the radio broadcast information distribution server 1006 acquires it from the client terminal 1002. In response to the request, the processing of step SP1080 and step SP1081 is sequentially executed.

  As a result, the client terminal 1002 displays the program name of the currently received radio program, the program broadcast start time, the program broadcast end time, the title of the music currently flowing in the radio program, the artist name, the music broadcast start time, and the like. The on-air information can be displayed on the display unit 1025 of the client terminal 1002 while being updated every moment.

  According to the above configuration, the content sales system according to the second embodiment can obtain the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

  Of the program modules (FIG. 6) of the terminal device 4 described in the first embodiment, the HTTP message program 36 and the communicator program 37 are the same as those of the client terminal 1002 described in the second embodiment. This is a program module capable of realizing the same function as that of the communication control unit 1032 (FIG. 14).

  The content reproduction module 38 (FIG. 6) is a program module that can realize the same function as the encoder / decoder unit 1034 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the copyright protection management module 39 (FIG. 6) is a program module that can realize the same function as the copyright management unit 1035 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the Internet radio channel selection / playback module 43 (FIG. 6) is a program module that can realize the same functions as the control unit 1023 and the audio control unit 1026 (FIG. 14).

  Further, the music purchase / playback module 44 (FIG. 6) is a program module that can realize the same functions as the control unit 1023 and the voice control unit 1026 (FIG. 14).

  Further, the XML browser 50 (FIG. 6) is a program module that can realize the same functions as those of the input processing unit 1021 and the page information generation unit 1036 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the hard disk content controller 42, the database access module 40, and the content data access module 41 (FIG. 6) are program modules that can realize the same functions as the control unit 1023 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the authentication library 47A (FIG. 6) of the library 47 is a program module capable of realizing the same functions as those of the authentication processing unit 1037 and the authentication information storage unit 1038 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the clip library 47B (FIG. 6) of the library 47 is a program module that can realize the same function as the control unit 1023 (FIG. 14).

  Further, the related information display module 45 (FIG. 6) is a program module capable of realizing the same function as the radio broadcast display control unit 1039 (FIG. 14).

  Further, the tuner channel selection / playback / recording module 46 (FIG. 6) is a program module capable of realizing the same functions as the control unit 1023, the audio control unit 1026, and the tuner unit 1031 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the audio user interface 51 (FIG. 6) is a program module capable of realizing the same functions as the input processing unit 1021, the control unit 1023, and the display control unit 1024 (FIG. 14).

  Further, the CD playback module 48 (FIG. 6) is a program module capable of realizing the same functions as those of the audio control unit 1026 and the external recording medium recording / playback unit 1028 (FIG. 14).

  Furthermore, the HDD playback module 49 (FIG. 6) is a program module that can realize the same functions as the control unit 1023 and the audio control unit 1026 (FIG. 14).

  That is, in the terminal device 42 having the hardware circuit block configuration in the first embodiment described above, the CPU 11 uses the various program modules, and is similar to the client terminal 1002 having the functional circuit block configuration in the second embodiment. Processing can be executed.

  Further, in the terminal management server 3A (FIG. 2) in the first embodiment described above, it is stored in the ROM 61 and the hard disk drive 63 in accordance with the function of the portal server 1003 (FIG. 15) in the second embodiment described above. By appropriately selecting various programs to be executed, the control unit 60 functions in the same manner as the control unit 1050, the communication control unit 1052, and the authentication processing unit 1056 of the portal server 1003 according to the various programs, and the ROM 61, the RAM 62, and the hard disk drive 63. Can be used in the same manner as the customer database unit 1054, page information storage unit 1055, authentication information storage unit 1057, frequency information storage unit 1058, and URL storage unit 1059 of the portal server 1003.

  Further, in the content server 3B (FIG. 3) in the first embodiment described above, it is stored in the ROM 71 and the hard disk drive 73 in accordance with the function of the music data distribution server 1004 (FIG. 16) in the second embodiment described above. By appropriately selecting various programs to be executed, the control unit 70 functions in the same manner as the control unit 1070, the communication control unit 1072, the authentication processing unit 1075, and the search unit 1079 of the music data distribution server 1004 according to the various programs. The ROM 71, RAM 72, and hard disk drive 73 can be used in the same manner as the customer database unit 1074, page information storage unit 1076, music data storage unit 1078, and authentication information storage unit 1077 of the music data distribution server 1004.

(3) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiment, when content data is presented to another user, the content data is unilaterally transmitted to the partner terminal device 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only information indicating that there is a present may be transmitted to the partner terminal device 4 and the content data may be received again by the operation of the partner user. In this case, the other user can select the terminal device 4 that wants to receive the content data by himself / herself and receive the content data.

  In the above-described embodiment, device names are allowed to be duplicated among a plurality of users, the device names are managed in association with user IDs that do not overlap, and the device name is designated after the user ID is designated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and device names may not be allowed to be duplicated among a plurality of users. In the usage system 1, a specific terminal device 4 can be uniquely specified without specifying a user ID simply by specifying a device name.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the device name of the terminal device 4 is deleted, the case where the device name is deleted after receiving permission to delete the device name from the terminal management server 3A has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the device name of the terminal device 4 may be deleted first, and then a device name deletion request may be transmitted to the terminal management server 3A. In this case, the terminal device 4 and the terminal Communication with the management server 3A can be simplified.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which SSL is used for communication between the terminal device 4 and the terminal management server 3A. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other encryption means and communication are used. Information leakage may be prevented by a method or the like.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the management device of the service use system 1 is configured by the terminal management server 3A and the content server 3B has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the management device is not limited to this. It may be configured by one server or may be configured by three or more servers.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the terminal device 4, the CPU 11 expands the service use program stored in the ROM 13 in advance on the RAM 20, and the above-described device name registration sequence, device name deletion sequence, content according to the service use program. Although the case where the purchase sequence and the content present sequence are executed has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the device name registration sequence is installed by installing the program storage medium in which the service use program is stored in the terminal device 4. The device name deletion sequence, the content purchase sequence, and the content present sequence may be executed.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, in the terminal management server 3A, the CPU of the control unit 60 expands the management program stored in advance in the ROM 61 on the RAM 62, and the above-described device name registration sequence and device name deletion are performed according to the management program. Although the case where the sequence, the content purchase sequence, and the content present sequence are executed has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the apparatus is installed by installing a program storage medium in which the management program is stored in the terminal management server 3A. You may make it perform a name registration sequence, an apparatus name deletion sequence, a content purchase sequence, and a content present sequence.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the terminal device 4 as a service utilization device is configured by the CPU 11 and the communication processing unit 22 as registration information transmission means and registration completion information reception means, and a terminal management server as a management device. Although the case where 3A is configured by the control unit 60 and the data communication processing unit 64 as the registration information receiving unit and the registration completion information transmitting unit has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the service utilization apparatus and the You may make it comprise a management apparatus.

  Further, in the second embodiment described above, the registration information transmitting unit as the service using device and the control unit 1023 and the communication control unit 1032 as the registration completion information receiving unit are registered, and the portal server 1003 as the management device is registered. Although the case where the control unit 1050 and the communication control unit 1052 as the information reception unit and the registration completion information transmission unit are configured has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the service use device and the management device are configured by various other circuit configurations. You may make it do.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the radio broadcast broadcast from the radio station is applied as the broadcast that can be received by the terminal device 4 or the client terminal 1002. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the terminal device 4 or the client terminal 1002 is connected to the Internet radio. Receiving broadcasts and satellite radio broadcasts to obtain related information (radio broadcast information), or receiving a television broadcast broadcast from a television broadcast station, and relating to the television program of the television broadcast Various broadcast information and the like may be acquired from a server on the network.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the hardware circuit block, the functional circuit block, and the program module are mounted on the terminal device 4 or the client terminal 1002 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mobile phone, The terminal device 4 may be mounted on various terminals other than the terminal device 4 and the client terminal 1002, such as a personal computer, as long as the hardware circuit block, the functional circuit block, and the program module are mounted on the terminal. The same processing as that of the client terminal 1002 can be realized.

  The present invention can be applied to a service utilization system that manages various terminal devices in addition to a terminal device that receives content data.

It is an approximate line figure showing the whole service use system composition by a 1st embodiment. It is a basic block diagram which shows the structure of a terminal management server. It is a rough-line block diagram which shows the structure of a content server. It is a rough-line block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a terminal device. It is a basic diagram which shows a directory structure. It is a basic diagram which shows the program module of a terminal device. It is a basic diagram which shows a management table. It is a sequence chart which shows the apparatus name registration process of this invention. It is a sequence chart which shows the apparatus name deletion process of this invention. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the list display of an apparatus name. It is a sequence chart which shows the content purchase process of this invention. It is a sequence chart which shows the content present process of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the whole structure of the music related service provision system by 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions by the functional circuit block of a client terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions by the functional circuit block of a portal server. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions by the functional circuit block of a music data delivery server. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions by the functional circuit block of a goods sales server. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions by the functional circuit block of a radio broadcast information delivery server. It is a sequence chart which shows the user authentication processing procedure between a client terminal and a portal server. It is a sequence chart which shows the user authentication processing procedure between a client terminal and a music data delivery server. It is a sequence chart which shows a music data delivery service provision processing procedure. It is a sequence chart which shows a product sales service provision processing procedure. It is a sequence chart which shows a radio broadcast information (on-air list information) delivery service provision processing procedure (1). It is a sequence chart which shows a radio broadcast information (now on air information) delivery service provision processing procedure (2).

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Service utilization system, 3A ... Terminal management server, 3B ... Content server, 4, 4A1-4A3, 4B1-4B2 ... Terminal device, 11 ... CPU, 21, 63, 73 ... Hard disk drive, 22 ...... Communication processing unit 34... Comprehensive service server 37 Communicator program 60, 70, 1023, 1050, 1070, 1090, 1110 ...... Control unit, 64, 74... Data communication processing unit, 1000. ... Music related service providing system, 1002 ... Client terminal, 1003 ... Portal server, 1004 ... Music data delivery server, 1005 ... Content sales server, 1006 ... Radio broadcast information delivery server.

Claims (14)

Shown input from the outside, the user identification information for use in the use of the service by the service using apparatus, the password corresponding to the user identification information, whether to publish the device name and the device name of the service using apparatus A registration information transmission step of transmitting registration information consisting of public setting information to a management device that manages the service using device;
A registration completion information receiving step for receiving registration completion information transmitted as a result of completion of registration in which the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information of the registration information are associated from the management device ;
A device name request information transmitting step for transmitting to the management device device name request information for requesting another device name registered in association with other user identification information different from the user identification information;
Of the other device names registered in association with the other user identification information, the other device name receiving step for receiving the other device name set to be disclosed from the management device;
In response to a user operation, from the received other device names, the other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data is selected and the provision destination is selected. The provision request information including the other device name of the other service utilization device, the device name of the service utilization device that is the content data provision request source, and the content identification information of the content data is provided. Depending on the information, information indicating that the content data has been presented is received. When the information is received, the service using device that wants to receive the content data is selected in response to a user operation, and then the content is transferred to the selected service using device. A provision request information transmission step transmitted to the management apparatus that transmits data to the other service utilization apparatus. Lusa-bis use method comprising the flop. An authentication request information transmission step of transmitting the user identification information and the password as authentication request information to the management device;
An authentication result receiving step for receiving an authentication result transmitted by executing an authentication process based on the authentication information from the management device;
A content identification information transmitting step of transmitting at least content identification information of the content data to the management device in order to request predetermined content data in accordance with the received authentication result;
The service use method according to claim 1 , further comprising: a content data receiving step of receiving the content data corresponding to the content identification information transmitted from the management device. Transmitting user identification information and a password to the management device;
The service use method according to claim 1 , further comprising: displaying user identification information and device name information corresponding to a password in an authentication response transmitted from the management device . A device name storage step for transmitting the registration information in the registration information transmission step, and storing the device name and the public setting information;
Transmitting user identification information and a password to the management device;
Displaying information related to the service according to the identification information of the service used in the device name of the service utilization device in the authentication response transmitted from the management device;
A deletion permission request information transmission step for transmitting, to the management device, deletion permission request information requesting permission to delete the stored device name and the public setting information in response to an external input ;
A deletion permission information receiving step for receiving deletion permission information for permitting deletion of the device name and the public setting information transmitted from the management device in response to the deletion permission request information;
A device name deletion step of deleting the stored device name and the public setting information according to the received deletion permission information;
A deletion request information transmission step for transmitting to the management device deletion request information for requesting deletion of the device name and the public setting information registered in the management device;
The service according to claim 1 , further comprising: a deletion completion information receiving step of receiving deletion completion information transmitted from the management apparatus as a result of completion of deletion of the device name and the public setting information in response to the deletion request information. Usage method . Shown input from the outside, the user identification information for use in the use of the service by the service using apparatus, the password corresponding to the user identification information, whether to publish the device name and the device name of the service using apparatus Registration information transmitting means for transmitting registration information composed of public setting information to a management apparatus that manages the service using apparatus;
Registration completion information receiving means for receiving registration completion information transmitted as a result of completion of registration in which the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information of the registration information are associated from the management device ;
Device name request information transmitting means for transmitting to the management device device name request information for requesting another device name registered in association with other user identification information different from the user identification information;
Among the other device names registered in association with the other user identification information, other device name receiving means for receiving the other device name set to be disclosed from the management device;
In response to a user operation, from the received other device names, the other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data is selected and the provision destination is selected. The provision request information including the other device name of the other service utilization device, the device name of the service utilization device that is the content data provision request source, and the content identification information of the content data is provided. Depending on the information, information indicating that the content data has been presented is received. When the information is received, the service using device that wants to receive the content data is selected in response to a user operation, and then the content is transferred to the selected service using device. Provision request information transmitting means for transmitting to the management apparatus for transmitting data to the other service using apparatus The equipped Lusa-bis utilization device. For information processing equipment
Shown input from the outside, the user identification information for use in the use of the service by the service using apparatus, the password corresponding to the user identification information, whether to publish the device name and the device name of the service using apparatus A registration information transmission step of transmitting registration information consisting of public setting information to a management device that manages the service using device;
A registration completion information receiving step for receiving registration completion information transmitted as a result of completion of registration in which the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information of the registration information are associated from the management device ;
A device name request information transmitting step for transmitting to the management device device name request information for requesting another device name registered in association with other user identification information different from the user identification information;
Of the other device names registered in association with the other user identification information, the other device name receiving step for receiving the other device name set to be disclosed from the management device;
In response to a user operation, from the received other device names, the other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data is selected and the provision destination is selected. The provision request information including the other device name of the other service utilization device, the device name of the service utilization device that is the content data provision request source, and the content identification information of the content data is provided. Depending on the information, information indicating that the content data has been presented is received. When the information is received, the service using device that wants to receive the content data is selected in response to a user operation, and then the content is transferred to the selected service using device. A provision request information transmission step transmitted to the management apparatus that transmits data to the other service utilization apparatus. Service utilization program for executing the flop. A management method for managing a service using device that uses a predetermined service,
Whether to disclose user identification information transmitted from the service using device for use of the service by the service using device , a password corresponding to the user identification information, the device name of the service using device, and the device name A registration information receiving step for receiving registration information comprising public setting information indicating
A registration step of associating and registering the user identification information of the received registration information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information ;
When the registration of the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information is completed, a registration completion information transmission step of transmitting registration completion information indicating the completion of the registration to the service using device ;
A device name request receiving step for receiving device name request information for requesting another device name associated with other user identification information different from the user identification information from the service using device;
Other apparatus that transmits the other apparatus name set to be disclosed to the service using apparatus among the other apparatus names registered in association with the other user identification information in accordance with the apparatus name request information. A name transmission step;
The other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data, selected from the transmitted other device names according to the user operation by the service using device, A provision request information receiving step for receiving, from the service utilization device, provision request information comprising the device name of the service utilization device as a content data provision request source and content identification information of the content data;
In response to the received provision request information, the information indicating that the content data has been presented is selected after selecting the service utilization device that wants to receive the content data in response to a user operation when the information is received. management methods Ru comprising a toy information transmitting step of transmitting to the service using apparatus to the other service using apparatus for receiving the content data. In the registration step above,
The first user identification information received from the first service utilization device, the first password, and the first device name are registered in association with each other, and further, the second user identification information and the second information from the second service utilization device are registered. If the second user identification information is different from the first user identification information when the password and the second device name identical to the first device name are received, the second user identification Register the information, the second password, and the second device name in association with each other
The management method according to claim 7 . An authentication request information receiving step for receiving authentication request information comprising the user identification information and the password transmitted from the service using device;
An authentication step for performing an authentication process based on the received user identification information and the password;
As a result of transmitting the authentication result to the service using device, an authentication result transmitting step of transmitting the authentication result of the authentication process to the service using device;
A content identification information receiving step for receiving at least the content identification information of the content data for requesting the predetermined content data transmitted from the service using device;
The management method according to claim 7 , further comprising: a content data transmission step of transmitting the content data corresponding to the received content identification information to the service using device. Receiving and authenticating user identification information and a password transmitted from the service using device;
The management method according to claim 7 , further comprising: transmitting, to the service using device, information on a device name corresponding to the user identification information and a password together with an authentication response corresponding to the authentication . Receiving and authenticating user identification information and a password transmitted from the service using device;
Along with an authentication response corresponding to the authentication, a step of transmitting, to the service using device, identification information of the service used by the device name of the service using device;
A deletion permission request information reception step for receiving deletion permission request information for requesting permission to delete the device name and the public setting information stored in the service utilization device transmitted from the service utilization device;
A deletion permission information transmission step of transmitting a deletion permission information for permitting the removal of the device name and the visibility information stored in the service using apparatus to the service using apparatus in accordance with the deletion permission request information,
Remove that receives deletion request information requesting the device name and sent result of deleting the public setting information, the deletion of the device name and the visibility information the registration in accordance with the deletion permission information from the service using apparatus A request information receiving step;
A deletion step of deleting the registered device name and the public setting information in response to the deletion request information;
The management method according to claim 7 , further comprising: a deletion completion information transmission step of transmitting deletion completion information indicating that the deletion of the device name is completed to the service using device . The authentication server performs user authentication processing based on the user identification information and the password received in the authentication request information reception step, and issues an authentication session ID that is a session ID with the service using device when the authentication is permitted. And an authentication session ID issuing step for transmitting the issued authentication session ID to the service using device,
The authentication server receives the authentication session ID returned from the service utilization device and identification information for identifying the server providing the content, and performs user authentication processing based on the received authentication session ID An authentication ticket issuing step of issuing an authentication ticket corresponding to the received identification information when permitting authentication and transmitting the issued authentication ticket to the service using device;
A ticket authentication step in which the authentication server receives an authentication ticket transmitted from the service utilization device to the server, performs authentication processing, and transmits information indicating authentication permission to the server when authentication is permitted;
A service session ID in which the server issues a service session ID, which is a session ID with the service using device, and transmits the issued service session ID to the service using device according to the received information indicating authentication permission With an issue step,
In the content identification information receiving step, the server receives the service session ID and the content identification information,
In the content data transmission step, user authentication processing is performed based on the received service session ID, and when the authentication is permitted, the content data corresponding to the content identification information is transmitted to the service using device.
The management method according to claim 9 . A management device that manages a service using device that uses a predetermined service,
Whether to disclose user identification information transmitted from the service using device for use of the service by the service using device , a password corresponding to the user identification information, the device name of the service using device, and the device name Registration information receiving means for receiving registration information comprising public setting information indicating
Registration means for registering the user identification information of the received registration information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information in association with each other;
Upon completion of registration of the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information, registration completion information transmitting means for transmitting registration completion information indicating completion of the registration to the service using device ;
Device name request receiving means for receiving device name request information for requesting another device name associated with other user identification information different from the user identification information from the service using device;
Other apparatus that transmits the other apparatus name set to be disclosed to the service using apparatus among the other apparatus names registered in association with the other user identification information in accordance with the apparatus name request information. A name transmission means;
The other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data, selected from the transmitted other device names according to the user operation by the service using device, Provision request information receiving means for receiving, from the service utilization device, provision request information comprising the device name of the service utilization device that is a content data provision request source and content identification information of the content data;
In response to the received provision request information, information indicating that the content data has been presented is selected after selecting the service using device that receives the content data in response to a user operation when the information is received. service utilization device presents information transmitting means and the comprising Ru management device to send to the other service using apparatus for receiving the content data. For information processing equipment
Sent from the service using apparatus, whether to public user identity to use for use of a service by the service using apparatus, the password corresponding to the user identification information, the device name and the device name of the service using apparatus A registration information receiving step for receiving registration information comprising public setting information indicating
A registration step of associating and registering the user identification information of the received registration information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information ;
When the registration of the user identification information, the password, the device name, and the public setting information is completed, a registration completion information transmission step of transmitting registration completion information indicating the completion of the registration to the service using device ;
A device name request receiving step for receiving device name request information for requesting another device name associated with other user identification information different from the user identification information from the service using device;
Other apparatus that transmits the other apparatus name set to be disclosed to the service using apparatus among the other apparatus names registered in association with the other user identification information in accordance with the apparatus name request information. A name transmission step;
The other device name corresponding to the other service using device that is the provision destination of the predetermined content data, selected from the transmitted other device names according to the user operation by the service using device, A provision request information receiving step for receiving, from the service utilization device, provision request information comprising the device name of the service utilization device as a content data provision request source and content identification information of the content data;
In response to the received provision request information, the information indicating that the content data has been presented is selected after selecting the service utilization device that wants to receive the content data in response to a user operation when the information is received. A management program for executing a present information transmitting step for transmitting to the other service using device that causes the service using device to receive the content data .

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